lengthen; extend; prolong (v.)
HSK 5
Traditional
延長
Radicals
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Examples
会议的时间被延长了一个小时。 huìyì de shíjiān bèi yáncháng le yī gè xiǎoshí。 - The meeting time was extended by one hour.
他们决定延长假期。 tāmen juédìng yáncháng jiàqī。 - They decided to extend the holiday.
这条路段的施工将会延长交通时间。 zhè tiáo lùduàn de shīgōng jiāng huì yáncháng jiāotōng shíjiān。 - The construction on this road section will extend the travel time.
我们需要延长合同的有效期。 wǒmen xūyào yáncháng hétóng de yǒuxiào qī。 - We need to extend the validity period of the contract.
由于天气原因，飞行时间被延长了。 yóuyú tiānqì yuányīn, fēixíng shíjiān bèi yáncháng le。 - Due to weather conditions, the flight time was extended.
Characters
长 cháng - long | HSK 2
长 zhǎng - to grow | HSK 3
延 yán - to extend; (lit.) to invite, to send for |