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伸延
shēnyán
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English Definitionsee 延伸
Simplified Script伸延
Traditional ScriptSame
Pinyinshēnyán
Effective Pinyin
(After Tone Sandhi)		Same
Zhuyin (Bopomofo)ㄕㄣ ㄧㄢˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping)san1jin4
Word Decomposition
伸shēnto stretch; to extend
延yánto prolong; to extend; to delay; (Chinese surname)

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Words With Same Head Word    
伸手shēnshǒuto reach out with one's hand; to hold out a hand; (fig.) to beg; to get involved; to meddle
伸张shēnzhāngto uphold (e.g. justice or virtue); to promote
伸出shēnchūto extend
伸展shēnzhǎnstretching; extension
伸直shēnzhíto straighten; to stretch out
Words With Same Tail Word    
蔓延mànyánto extend; to spread
拖延tuōyánto delay; to put off; to procrastinate
绵延miányáncontinuous (esp. of mountain ranges); to stretch long and unbroken; a continuous link; sostenuto (sustained, in music)
外延wàiyánextension (semantics)
顺延shùnyánto postpone; to procrastinate
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