赶紧 趕緊 gǎn jǐn hurriedly / without delay syn 及时 及時 jí shí timely / at the right time / promptly / without delay syn 迫不及待 pò bù jí dài (idiom) unable to hold oneself back / eager to do sth without delay syn 拖延 tuō yán to delay / to put off / to procrastinate syn 耽误 耽誤 dān wu to delay / to hold up / to waste time / to interfere with syn 耽搁 耽擱 dān ge to tarry / to delay / to stop over syn 延长 延長 yán cháng to prolong / to extend / to delay syn 延期 yán qī to delay / to extend / to postpone / to defer syn 延迟 延遲 yán chí to delay / to postpone / to keep putting sth off / to procrastinate / (computing) to lag syn 运营 運營 yùn yíng to be in operation / to do business / (of train, bus etc) to be in service / operation / service syn 延误 延誤 yán wu to delay / to be held up / to miss (an opportunity) / delay / holdup syn 开刀 開刀 kāi dāo (of a surgeon) to perform an operation / (of a patient) to have an operation / to decapitate / to behead / to single out as a point of attack syn 刻不容缓 刻不容緩 kè bù róng huǎn to brook no delay / to demand immediate action syn 亟待 jí dài to need urgently / to need doing without delay syn 迟滞 遲滯 chí zhì delay / procrastination syn 延后 延後 yán hòu to postpone / to defer / to delay 贻误 貽誤 yí wù to affect adversely / to delay or hinder / to waste (an opportunity) / to mislead syn 迟延 遲延 chí yán to delay syn 时延 時延 shí yán (electronics) delay / latency 迁延 遷延 qiān yán long delay syn 推 tuī to push / to cut / to refuse / to reject / to decline / to shirk (responsibility) / to put off / to delay / to push forward / to nominate / to elect / massage syn 拖 tuō to drag / to tow / to trail / to hang down / to mop (the floor) / to delay / to drag on syn 误 誤 wù mistake / error / to miss / to harm / to delay / to neglect / mistakenly syn 挨 ái to suffer / to endure / to pull through (hard times) / to delay / to stall / to play for time / to dawdle syn 延 yán to prolong / to extend / to delay syn 耗 hào to waste / to spend / to consume / to squander / news / (coll.) to delay / to dilly-dally syn 淹 yān to flood / to submerge / to drown / to irritate the skin (of liquids) / to delay syn 奄 yān variant of 閹|阉[yan1] / to castrate / variant of 淹[yan1] / to delay 佻 tiāo frivolous / unsteady / delay 押车 押車 yā chē to escort (goods) during transportation / to delay unloading (a truck, train etc) syn 赊购 賒購 shē gòu to buy on credit / to delay payment 开 開 kāi to open (transitive or intransitive) / (of ships, vehicles, troops etc) to start / to turn on / to put in operation / to operate / to run / to boil / to write out (a prescription, check, invoice etc) / (directional complement) away / off / carat (gold) / abbr. for Kelvin, 開爾文|开尔文[Kai1er3wen2] / abbr. for 開本|开本[kai1ben3], book format syn 行动 行動 xíng dòng operation / action / CL:個|个[ge4] / to move about / mobile syn 手术 手術 shǒu shù (surgical) operation / surgery / CL:個|个[ge4] 启动 啟動 qǐ dòng to start (a machine) / (fig.) to set in motion / to launch (an operation) / to activate (a plan) syn 作业 作業 zuò yè school assignment / homework / work / task / operation / CL:個|个[ge4] / to operate syn 运行 運行 yùn xíng (of celestial bodies etc) to move along one's course / (fig.) to function / to be in operation / (of a train service etc) to operate / to run / (of a computer) to run syn 开工 開工 kāi gōng to begin work (of a factory or engineering operation) / to start a construction job syn 运算 運算 yùn suàn to perform calculations / (mathematical) operation syn 野战 野戰 yě zhàn battlefield operation / paintball 拖动 拖動 tuō dòng to drag / to tow / (computing) to drag (mouse operation) 营运 營運 yíng yùn running / operation (of airport, bus service, business etc) 牵头 牽頭 qiān tóu to lead (an animal by the head) / to take the lead / to coordinate (a combined operation) / to mediate / a go-between (e.g. marriage broker) syn 清剿 qīng jiǎo to suppress (insurgents) / clean-up operation syn 救难 救難 jiù nán to rescue / rescue (operation, workers) syn 常务 常務 cháng wù routine / everyday business / daily operation (of a company) 投产 投產 tóu chǎn to put into production / to put into operation 顺产 順產 shùn chǎn to give birth without complications / easy childbirth / safe delivery / natural birth (without surgical operation) 经济合作 經濟合作 jīng jì hé zuò economic co-operation 特许经营 特許經營 tè xǔ jīng yíng franchised operation / franchising 操作方法 cāo zuò fāng fǎ method of operation 军事行动 軍事行動 jūn shì xíng dòng military operation 挂起 掛起 guà qǐ to hang up (a picture etc) / to hoist up (a flag) / (computing) to suspend (a process) / (of a system) to hang / pending (operation) 作战计划 作戰計劃 operational plan / operation plan 联合行动 聯合行動 coalition operation 公私合营 公私合營 gōng sī hé yíng joint public private operation 隔岸观火 隔岸觀火 gé àn guān huǒ to watch the fires burning across the river / to delay entering the fray until all others have been exhausted by fighting amongst themselves (idiom) syn 躭 dān variant of 耽 / to indulge in / to delay 着手成春 著手成春 zhuó shǒu chéng chūn lit. set out and it becomes spring (idiom) / to effect a miracle cure (of medical operation) / to bring back the dead / once it starts, everything goes well 延时引信 yán shí yǐn xìn time-delay fuse / delay fuse 多层面行动 多層面行動 multidimensional operation / complex mission / second-generation operation / multidisciplinary operation 复合特派团 複合特派團 multidimensional operation / complex mission / second-generation operation / multidisciplinary operation 综合任务 綜合任務 zōng hé rèn wù multidimensional operation / complex mission / second-generation operation / multidisciplinary operation 第二代行动 第二代行動 multidimensional operation / complex mission / second-generation operation / multidisciplinary operation 传统维和行动 傳統維和行動 classic peacekeeping operation / traditional peacekeeping operation / first-generation operation 第六章半行动 第六章半行動 chapter VI 1 / 2 operation / hybrid operation 溷合行动 混合行動 chapter VI 1 / 2 operation / hybrid operation 和平支援行动 和平支援行動 peace operation / peace support operation 迟误 遲誤 chí wù to delay / to procrastinate syn 十六烷值 shí liù wán zhí cetane number (quality of light diesel fuel, measured by its ignition delay) 延搁 延擱 yán gē to delay / to procrastinate 悮 wù to impede / to delay / variant of 誤|误[wu4] 懒驴上磨屎尿多 懶驢上磨屎尿多 lǎn lǘ shàng mò shǐ niào duō (proverb) A lazy person will find many excuses to delay working / lit. When a lazy donkey is turning a grindstone, it takes a lot of time off for peeing and pooing 拖宕 tuō dàng to delay / to postpone 拖尾巴 tuō wěi ba to obstruct / to be a drag on sb / to delay finishing off a job 挨延 捱延 ái yán to delay / to procrastinate / to play for time 推宕 tuī dàng to postpone / to delay / to put sth off 磨烦 磨煩 mò fan to pester / to bother sb incessantly / to delay / to prevaricate 缓办 緩辦 huǎn bàn to postpone / to delay 跷足以待 蹺足以待 qiāo zú yǐ dài lit. raise one's foot enough to delay / make a pretence of action (idiom) 迟交 遲交 chí jiāo to delay handing over (payment, homework etc) 延发引信雷 延發引信雷 delay-fused mine 最初阻滞阵地 最初阻滯陣地 initial delay position 过度的拖延 過度的拖延 inordinate delay 延时解除保险装置 延時解除保險裝置 arming delay device 烟火延时器 煙火延時器 pyrotechnic delay 愆期 qiān qī (formal) to delay / to miss a deadline / to fail to do sth at the appointed time syn 当断即断 當斷即斷 dāng duàn jí duàn not to delay making a decision when a decision is needed 不便险 不便險 bù biàn xiǎn travel insurance covering flight delay, baggage loss etc (abbr. for 旅遊不便保險|旅游不便保险[lu:3you2 bu4bian4 bao3xian3]) 说干就干 說幹就幹 shuō gàn jiù gàn to do what needs to be done, without delay 浮点运算 浮點運算 fú diǎn yùn suàn floating point operation 遥控操作 遙控操作 yáo kòng cāo zuò remote operation 移殖手术 移殖手術 yí zhí shǒu shù (organ) transplant operation 正常工作 zhèng cháng gōng zuò normal operation / proper functioning 自动地工作 自動地工作 zì dòng de gōng zuò automatic operation 滚雷行动 滾雷行動 gǔn léi xíng dòng Operation 龙骑兵行动 龍騎兵行動 lóng qí bīng xíng dòng Operation 京郊日报 京郊日報 jīng jiāo rì bào Beijing Suburbs Daily, newspaper in operation 1980-2018 冠状动脉旁路移植手术 冠狀動脈旁路移植手術 guān zhuàng dòng mài páng lù yí zhí shǒu shù coronary bypass operation 