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晚点

wǎn diǎn · wan dian

Traditional 晚點

HSK 4

Meaning

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  1. (of trains etc) late
  2. delayed
  3. behind schedule
  4. light dinner
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The train is delayed

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)的(de)火车(huǒchē)到(dào)了(le)吗(ma)？我(wǒ)在(zài)车站(chēzhàn)接(jiē)你(nǐ)。

    Has your train arrived? I'm at the station to pick you up.

  2. Dengdeng

    还(hái)没有(méiyǒu)，火车(huǒchē)晚点(wǎndiǎn)了(le)。

    Not yet. The train is delayed.

  3. Liangliang

    晚点(wǎndiǎn)多久(duōjiǔ)？

    How long is the delay?

  4. Dengdeng

    四十分钟(sìshífēnzhōng)。你(nǐ)先(xiān)去(qù)吃点(chīdiǎn)东西(dōngxi)吧(ba)。

    Forty minutes. Go and eat something first.

  5. Liangliang

    不用(bùyòng)，我(wǒ)在(zài)车站(chēzhàn)的(de)书店(shūdiàn)里(lǐ)。晚点(wǎndiǎn)也(yě)好(hǎo)，这本(zhèběn)书(shū)我(wǒ)正好(zhènghǎo)看完(kànwán)。

    No need, I'm in the station bookstore. A delay is fine, I'll just finish this book.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

火(huǒ)车(chē)晚(wǎn)点(diǎn)了(le)，我(wǒ)们(men)得(děi)再(zài)等(děng)半(bàn)小(xiǎo)时(shí)。

The train is late, so we have to wait another half hour.

02

因(yīn)为(wèi)我(wǒ)不(bú)是(shì)很(hěn)饿(è)，所(suǒ)以(yǐ)我(wǒ)决(jué)定(dìng)晚(wǎn)点(diǎn)吃(chī)。

I wasn't very hungry, so I decided to eat later.

Tatoeba: Chinese by maxine · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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