---
title: "Tuichi Meaning: 推迟 (tuīchí) Means “to postpone”"
description: "推迟 (traditional 推遲, tuīchí) means “to postpone; to put off; to delay”. Hear its tones, see what 推 and 迟 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/tuichi"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 推迟 mean?

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推迟 tuīchí

## to postpone; to put off; to delay

## Its characters

1. 推 tuī to postpone (as in 推迟)
2. 迟 chí late

## In a sentence

会议推迟到下周一了。 The meeting has been postponed to next Monday.

新规定改得很慢：每过几个月，退休年龄才**推迟**一个月，整个过程要十五年。

From [晚三年退休 · What is the retirement age in China?](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/what-is-the-retirement-age-in-china#library-word-249-251)

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## More words with 推 or 迟

- [迟迟 chíchí](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chichi)
- [迟到 chídào](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chidao)
- [迟早 chízǎo](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chizao)
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- [推出 tuīchū](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/tuichu)
- [推动 tuīdòng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/tuidong)
- [推翻 tuīfān](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/tuifan)
- [推广 tuīguǎng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/tuiguang)
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- [推进 tuījìn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/tuijin)

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