延误 / 延誤
yán wù
Meaning
- to postpone (with unfortunate consequences) · to take too long (to do something) · to miss (a deadline or window of opportunity)
Example sentences
由于火车延误，我迟到了。
由於火車延誤，我遲到了。
yóu yú huǒ chē yán wù， wǒ chí dào le。
I was late because the train was delayed.
一些航班由于地震被延误了。
一些航班由於地震被延誤了。
yī xiē háng bān yóu yú dì zhèn bèi yán wù le。
Some flights were delayed due to the earthquake.
因驾驶员失误导致过站，班表延误了五分钟。
因駕駛員失誤導致過站，班表延誤了五分鐘。
yīn jià shǐ yuán shī wù dǎo zhì guò zhàn， bān biǎo yán wù le wǔ fēn zhōng。
The schedule was delayed by five minutes due to the driver's mistake causing the train to miss its stop.