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推迟 appears often in everyday Chinese, so it is worth practicing early and reviewing often.
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Pronunciation focus
Say tuī chí slowly first, then repeat it in a short phrase. Listen for the tone shape.
Usage note
推迟表示把时间放到后面。
tuī chí biǎo shì bǎ shí jiān fàng dào hòu miàn。
Postpone means to move the time later.
Context note
推迟常用于会议、活动和计划。
tuī chí cháng yòng yú huì yì 、 huó dòng hé jì huà。
Postpone often appears with meetings, events, and plans.
5 examples
会议推迟了。
huì yì tuī chí le。
The meeting was postponed.
我们把出发时间推迟一点。
wǒ men bǎ chū fā shí jiān tuī chí yì diǎn。
We postpone the departure time a little.
活动推迟到明天。
huó dòng tuī chí dào míng tiān。
The event is postponed until tomorrow.
他推迟了决定。
tā tuī chí le jué dìng。
He postponed the decision.
不要推迟作业。
bú yào tuī chí zuò yè。
Do not delay homework.
5 mini stories
因为下雨，活动推迟了。
yīn wèi xià yǔ， huó dòng tuī chí le。
Because of the rain, the event was postponed.
老师把考试推迟了一天。
lǎo shī bǎ kǎo shì tuī chí le yì tiān。
The teacher postponed the exam by one day.
他不想推迟计划。
tā bù xiǎng tuī chí jì huà。
He does not want to postpone the plan.
我们把出发时间推迟到下午。
wǒ men bǎ chū fā shí jiān tuī chí dào xià wǔ。
We postponed the departure time to the afternoon.
推迟以后，大家都有更多准备时间。
tuī chí yǐ hòu， dà jiā dōu yǒu gèng duō zhǔn bèi shí jiān。
After postponing, everyone had more time to prepare.