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title: "Yanqi Meaning: 延期 (yánqī) Means “to postpone”"
description: "延期 (yánqī) means “to postpone; to delay; to extend (a deadline)”. Hear its tones, see what 延 and 期 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/yanqi"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 延期 mean?

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延期 yánqī

## to postpone; to delay; to extend (a deadline)

## Its characters

1. 延 yán to postpone
2. 期 qī period

## In a sentence

因为下雨，比赛延期了。 The game was postponed because of rain.

[More about 延期](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%BB%B6%E6%9C%9F)

## More words with 延 or 期

- [长期 chángqī](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/changqi)
- [长期以来 chángqī-yǐlái](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/changqiyilai)
- [初期 chūqī](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chuqi)
- [到期 dàoqī](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/daoqi)
- [定期 dìngqī](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dingqi)
- [短期 duǎnqī](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/duanqi)
- [后期 hòuqī](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/houqi)
- [假期 jiàqī](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jiaqi)
- [近期 jìnqī](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jinqi)
- [蔓延 mànyán](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/manyan)

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