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迟到

chí dào · chi dao

Traditional 遲到

HSK 4Old HSK 3

Meaning

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  1. to arrive late
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Not late at all

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)今天(jīntiān)居然(jūrán)没有(méiyǒu)迟到(chídào)！

    You are not late at all today!

  2. Dengdeng

    对(duì)，我(wǒ)昨晚(zuówǎn)一晚上(yīwǎnshang)没(méi)睡(shuì)，就是(jiùshì)怕(pà)迟到(chídào)。

    Yes, I did not sleep all night, just so I would not be late.

  3. Liangliang

    可是(kěshì)你(nǐ)的(de)课(kè)是(shì)早上(zǎoshang)八点(bādiǎn)的(de)，现在(xiànzài)已经(yǐjīng)下午(xiàwǔ)三点(sāndiǎn)了(le)。

    But your class is at eight in the morning, and it is already three in the afternoon.

  4. Dengdeng

    啊(a)？那(nà)我(wǒ)不是(bùshì)迟到(chídào)了(le)七个(qīgè)小时(xiǎoshí)吗(ma)？

    Ah? Then am I not seven hours late?

  5. Liangliang

    对(duì)，这(zhè)是(shì)你(nǐ)迟到(chídào)最(zuì)久(jiǔ)的(de)一次(yīcì)！

    Yes, this is your latest ever!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

咱(zán)们(men)现(xiàn)在(zài)走(zǒu)吧(ba)。要(yào)不(bù)咱(zán)们(men)要(yào)迟(chí)到(dào)了(le)。

Let's go now. Otherwise, we'll be late.

Tatoeba: Chinese by GlossaMatik · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

为(wèi)什(shén)么(me)你(nǐ)这(zhè)个(ge)礼(lǐ)拜(bài)每(měi)天(tiān)上(shàng)学(xué)都(dōu)迟(chí)到(dào)？

Why have you been late to school every day this week?

Tatoeba: Chinese by egg0073 · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

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迟
chí

late; delayed

到
dào

to reach; to arrive; to leave for; to go to

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