Dictionary/延误

延误 延誤

yán wù

ㄧㄢˊ ㄨˋ
VHSK 7-9TOCFL L5core 10k
1to postpone (with unfortunate consequences); to take too long (to do sth); to miss (a deadline or window of opportunity)

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延误

Example

yóu yú由于huǒ chē火车yán wù延误，wǒ我chí dào迟到liǎo了。
由于火车延误，我迟到了。
I was late as a result of the train delay.