- 延长 yáncháng prolongto lengthen the duration of an event or to delay a deadline or conclusion
- 延续 yánxù continueto carry on or extend in time or sequence
- 延伸 yánshēn extendto stretch out or prolong in space, length, or distance
- 蔓延 mànyán spreadto extend or spread out, especially of things that creep or crawl like vines, fire, or diseases
- 拖延 tuōyán delayto postpone or put off to a later time
- 延安 Yán'ān Yan'ana city in Shaanxi province, China, historically significant as the center of the Chinese Communist revolution from 1935 to 1948.
- 延迟 yánchí delayto postpone or put off until a later time; to procrastinate
- 延误 yánwù delayto postpone (with unfortunate consequences); to take too long to do something; to miss a deadline or opportunity
- 延期 yánqī postponeto put off a scheduled event or action until a later time
- 延缓 yánhuǎn slow downto decrease the speed, progress, or rate of a process
- 外延 wàiyán extensionextension (semantics)
- 绵延 miányán stretchTo be continuous or stretch long and unbroken (especially of mountain ranges)
- 顺延 shùnyán postpone accordinglyto be postponed accordingly (e.g. due to weather or other stated factors)
- 延展 yánzhǎn extendto extend; to stretch out
- 苟延残喘 gǒuyáncánchuǎn lingerTo struggle to survive for a little longer; to be at one's last gasp.
- 延年益寿 yánniányìshòu prolong lifeto extend one's lifespan or promote longevity through healthy habits, medicine, or products
- 迁延 qiānyán delayto delay for a long time; to protract
- 延寿 Yánshòu prolong lifeto extend or prolong one's life span
- 周延 zhōuyán distributedin logic, referring to a term that applies to every member of the category it denotes
- 延边大学 Yánbiān Dàxué Yanbian UniversityYanbian University (Jilin province)
- 延髓 yánsuǐ medulla oblongata(anatomy) medulla oblongata
- 延安市 Yán'ān Shì Yan'anYan'an, prefecture-level city in Shaanxi Province
- 时延 shíyán delay(electronics) delay; latency
- 迟延 chíyán delayto delay
- 延绵 yánmián stretchto extend continuously
- 延年 yánnián prolong lifeto prolong life
- 延吉市 Yánjí Shì YanjiYanji, a county-level city in Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture, Jilin
- 呼延 Hūyán Huyantwo-character surname Huyan
- 推延 tuīyán postponeto procrastinate or delay
- 延展性 yánzhǎnxìng ductilityductility; malleability
- 延边朝鲜族自治州 Yánbiān Cháoxiǎnzú Zìzhìzhōu Yanbian PrefectureYanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture in Jilin Province
- 延性 yánxìng ductility
- 延宕 yándàng delayto postpone or keep putting something off
- 延揽 yánlǎn recruitto recruit talent or enlist the services of capable individuals
- 延请 yánqǐng inviteto invite or send for someone to take up a professional position or provide a service
- 延聘 yánpìn hireto formally invite and hire someone for a position
- 延川 Yánchuān YanchuanYanchuan County in Yan'an, Shaanxi
- 延平区 Yánpíng Qū Yanping DistrictYanping, a district of Nanping City [[南平市|南平市|Nan2 ping2 Shi4]], Fujian
- 延寿县 Yánshòuxiàn Yanshou CountyYanshou county in Harbin, Heilongjiang
- 夏延 Xiàyán CheyenneCheyenne, capital of Wyoming
- 延川县 Yánchuānxiàn Yanchuan CountyYanchuan county in Yan'an, Shaanxi
- 延搁 yángē delayto postpone or be held up in progress or an event
- 延津县 Yánjīn Xiàn Yanjin CountyYanjin, a county in Xinxiang City [[新乡市|新鄉市|Xin1 xiang1 Shi4]], Henan
- 李延寿 Lǐ Yánshòu Li YanshouLi Yanshou (fl. 650), compiler of History of the Southern [[南史|南史|Nan2 shi3]] and Northern Dynasties [[北史|北史|Bei3 shi3]]
- 延坪岛 Yánpíng Dǎo Yeonpyeong IslandYeonpyeong island on the Yellow Sea coast of Korea
- 延长县 Yánchángxiàn Yanchang CountyYanchang county in Yan'an, Shaanxi
- 延会 yánhuì postpone meetingto postpone a meeting
- 延见 yánjiàn receiveto grant an audience or receive a visitor formally
- 延接 yánjiē receiveto receive someone
Sources
- Frequency data
- MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CH