延续

延續
yán xù
HSK 6
to continue, to go on, to last
verb

Example Sentences

我们的友谊会一直延续下去。
wǒmen de yǒuyì huì yīzhí yánxù xiàqù 。
Our friendship will continue forever.
这项传统已经延续了几百年。
zhèxiàng chuántǒng yǐjīng yánxù le jībǎi nián 。
This tradition has lasted for hundreds of years.
如果我们努力，项目就会延续到明年。
rúguǒ wǒmen nǔlì ， xiàngmù jiù huì yánxùdào míngnián 。
If we work hard, the project will continue into next year.

Individual Characters

延yán
to prolong, to extend, to delay
续xù
to continue, to replenish

Words with similar meanings

继续jìxù
to continue
More commonly used in daily conversation, it conveys a sense of ongoing action.
持续chíxù
to persist
Implies a sense of enduring without interruption, often used in more formal contexts.

Words Starting With 延

延长yán cháng
to prolong; to extend; to delay
延伸yán shēn
to extend; to spread
延期yán qī
to delay; to extend; to postpone; to defer

Words Ending With 续

继续jì xù
to continue; to proceed with; to go on with
手续shǒu xù
"formalities; procedures
持续chí xù
to continue; to persist; sustainable; preservation
陆续lù xù
in turn; successively; one after the other; bit by bit
断断续续duàn duàn xù xù
intermittent; off and on; discontinuous; stop-go; stammering; disjointed; inarticulate

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