推 tuī
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 扌 — hand
- Made of
- 扌 hand 隹 short-tailed bird
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
推迟
tuīchí
to postpone
Characters in this word
迟 chí
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 辶 — to walk
- Made of
- 辶 to walk 尺 ruler, tape-measure
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 会议推迟了。 Huìyì tuīchí le. The meeting is postponed.
- 我们推迟出发。 Wǒmen tuīchí chūfā. We postpone leaving.
- 考试要推迟。 Kǎoshì yào tuīchí. The exam needs to be postponed.
Related words
- 推 tuī to push
- 推动 tuīdòng to push forward; to promote
- 推广 tuīguǎng to promote; to spread
- 推进 tuījìn to advance; to push forward
- 推开 tuīkāi to push open; to push away
- 推销 tuīxiāo to promote and sell
- 推行 tuīxíng to carry out; to put into practice
- 迟到 chídào to be late
- 迟 chí late
- 延期 yánqī to postpone
- 临时 línshí temporary; at the last moment
- 迫切 pòqiè urgent