Meaning of tuō yán:
tuō yán
拖延
Verb
to delay; to put off; to procrastinate
Tā zǒng shì zhǎo jièkǒu lái tuō yán gōngzuò.
他总是找借口来拖延工作。
He always finds excuses to delay work.
Wǒ bù zài xiǎng jìxù tuōyán zhèxiē zhòngyào de shìqíng.
我不再想继续拖延这些重要的事情。
I no longer want to keep putting off these important things.
Tā zǒng shì xǐ huān tuō yán gōng zuò.
他总是喜欢拖延工作。
He always likes to procrastinate his work.
