yán zhǎn 
		to extend
to stretch out
ductable
to scale
scalable
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			yán wu 
		to delay
to be held up
to miss (an opportunity)
delay
holdup
		 
		
		
		
		
					
				
		
			mián yán 
		continuous (esp. of mountain ranges)
to stretch long and unbroken
a continuous link
sostenuto (sustained, in music)
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			Yán píng 
		Yanping district of Nanping city 南平市[Nan2 ping2 shi4] Fujian
Yanping township in Taitung county 臺東縣|台东县[Tai2 dong1 xian4], southeast Taiwan
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			yán nián yì shòu 
		to make life longer
to promise longevity
(this product will) extend your life
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			yán qī 
		to delay
to extend
to postpone
to defer
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			yán xù 
		to continue
to go on
to last
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			Yán cháng 
		Yanchang county in Yan'an 延安[Yan2 an1], Shaanxi
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			yán cháng 
		to prolong
to extend
to delay
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			Yán qìng 
		Yanqing county in Beijing
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			yán huǎn 
		to defer
to postpone
to put off
to retard
to slow sth down
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			yán 
		to prolong
to extend
to delay
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			Yán shòu 
		Yanshou county in Harbin 哈爾濱|哈尔滨[Ha1 er3 bin1], Heilongjiang
to extend life
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			yán chí 
		to delay
to postpone
to keep putting sth off
to procrastinate
(computing) to lag
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			Yán jí 
		Yanji county level city, capital of Yanbian Korean autonomous prefecture 延邊朝鮮族自治州|延边朝鲜族自治州, Jilin
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			tuō yán 
		to delay
to put off
to procrastinate
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			Yán ān 
		Yan'an prefecture level city in Shaanxi, communist headquarters during the war
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			Yán biān 
		Yanbian Korean autonomous prefecture 延邊朝鮮族自治州|延边朝鲜族自治州 in Jilin province 吉林省 in northeast China, capital Yanji city 延吉市
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			shùn yán 
		to postpone
to procrastinate
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			yán cháng xiàn 
		extension cord
extended line
powerstrip
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			Yán qìng xiàn 
		Yanqing county in Beijing
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			Yān bián Dà xué 
		Yanbian University (Jilin province)
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			Yán ān shì 
		Yán'ān prefecture level city in Shaanxi 陝西|陕西, communist headquarters during the war
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			Yán jí shì 
		Yanji county level city, capital of Yanbian Korean autonomous prefecture 延邊朝鮮族自治州|延边朝鲜族自治州, Jilin
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			tuō yán shí jiān 
		to procrastinate
to stall for time
to filibuster
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			zhōu yán 
		exhaustive
distributed (logic: applies to every instance)
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			xùn sù màn yán 
		rapid spread
to spread rapidly
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			Yán biān Cháo xiān zú zì zhì zhōu 
		Yanbian Korean autonomous prefecture in Jilin province 吉林省 in northeast China, capital Yanji city 延吉市
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			Yán biān zhōu 
		Yanbian Korean autonomous prefecture 延邊朝鮮族自治州|延边朝鲜族自治州 in Jilin province 吉林省 in northeast China, capital Yanji city 延吉市
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			yán dàng 
		to postpone
to keep putting sth off
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			gǒu yán cán chuǎn 
		to struggle on whilst at death's door (idiom)
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			yán suǐ 
		medulla oblongata (the lower half of the brainstem)
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			Yán jīn 
		Yanjin county in Xinxiang 新鄉|新乡[Xin1 xiang1], Henan
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			Yán chuān 
		Yanchuan county in Yan'an 延安[Yan2 an1], Shaanxi
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			Yán píng qū 
		Yanping district of Nanping city 南平市[Nan2 ping2 shi4] Fujian
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			Yán cháng xiàn 
		Yanchang county in Yan'an 延安[Yan2 an1], Shaanxi
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			yán pìn 
		to hire
to employ
to engage
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			Yán chuān xiàn 
		Yanchuan county in Yan'an 延安[Yan2 an1], Shaanxi
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			yán qī fù kuǎn 
		to defer payment
to pay back over long term
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			yán lǎn 
		to recruit talent
to round up
to enlist the services of sb