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The word "推迟" is formed by combining the character "推", meaning to push or shove, with "迟", meaning late or delayed. This direct conjunction creates a compound where the action of pushing is applied to time, resulting in the meaning "to postpone" or "to delay".

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今天的会议推迟了。

Jīntiān de huìyì tuīchí le.

Today's meeting is postponed.

因为下雨，比赛推迟了。

Yīnwèi xià yǔ, bǐsài tuīchí le.

Because of rain, the game was postponed.

我们决定推迟旅行计划。

Wǒmen juédìng tuīchí lǚxíng jìhuà.

We decided to postpone the travel plan.

如果天气不好，活动将推迟举行。

Rúguǒ tiānqì bù hǎo, huódòng jiāng tuīchí jǔxíng.

If the weather is bad, the event will be postponed.

由于技术问题，发布会不得不推迟到下周。

Yóuyú jìshù wèntí, fābùhuì bùdébù tuīchí dào xià zhōu.

Due to technical issues, the press conference has to be postponed until next week.

Word Definition - 推迟

tuī chí to postpone; to delay

Individual Character Details

推 tuī
迟 chí, chí