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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 拖延

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
拖延 tuō yán - to delay
- to put off
- to procrastinate

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
6 7 5,491 9,970 7,719

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
拖 tuō- to drag
- to tow
- to trail
- to hang down
- to mop (the floor)
- to delay
- to drag on
拖 tuō- variant of 拖[tuo1]
延 yán- surname Yan
延 yán- to prolong
- to extend
- to delay

Other Words Containing 拖延

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
拖延 6 7 5,491 9,970 7,719