yán shēn
extend; elongate; roll out
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这条路一直延伸到山顶。
Zhè tiáo lù yīzhí yánshēn dào shāndǐng.
This road extends all the way to the top of the mountain.
他的演讲延伸了很长时间。
Tā de yǎnjiǎng yánshēnle hěn cháng shíjiān.
His speech extended for a very long time.
这个故事的延伸部分很有趣。
Zhège gùshi de yánshēn bùfèn hěn yǒuqù.
The extended part of this story is very interesting.
缩短 (suō duǎn)
shorten
减少 (jiǎn shǎo)
reduce
The Chinese character 延伸 (yánshēn) is composed of two parts: 延 (yán) and 伸 (shēn). The character 延 originally meant "to stretch out" or "to extend", and it is often used in the sense of "to prolong" or "to continue". The character 伸 originally meant "to straighten out" or "to extend", and it is often used in the sense of "to stretch" or "to reach out". When these two characters are combined, they create the word 延伸, which means "to extend" or "to stretch out". This word can be used in a variety of contexts, such as "to extend a deadline" or "to stretch out one's arm".
