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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 延误

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
延误 yán wù - to postpone (with unfortunate consequences); to take too long (to do sth); to miss (a deadline or window of opportunity)

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- 8 12,919 11,561 12,704

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
延 yán- surname Yan
延 yán- to prolong
- to extend
- to delay
误 wù- mistake
- error
- to miss
- to harm
- to delay
- to neglect
- mistakenly

Other Words Containing 延误

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
延误 - 8 12,919 11,561 12,704