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chí · chi/Chí · chi

Traditional 遲

HSK 5

Meaning

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chí 遲

  1. late
  2. delayed
  3. slow

Chí 遲

  1. surname Chi
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In a conversation

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The meeting moved

  1. Liangliang

    会议(huìyì)要(yào)推迟(tuīchí)了(le)，你(nǐ)知道(zhīdào)吗(ma)？

    The meeting is being postponed. Did you know?

  2. Dengdeng

    推迟(tuīchí)到(dào)什么(shénme)时候(shíhou)？

    Postponed until when?

  3. Liangliang

    推迟(tuīchí)到(dào)明天(míngtiān)，老板(lǎobǎn)今天(jīntiān)太(tài)忙(máng)了(le)。

    Until tomorrow. The boss is too busy today.

  4. Dengdeng

    太好了(tàihǎole)！我(wǒ)的(de)报告(bàogào)还(hái)没(méi)写完(xiěwán)，正好(zhènghǎo)迟(chí)一天(yītiān)交(jiāo)。

    Great! My report is not finished, so I can hand it in one day late.

  5. Liangliang

    老板(lǎobǎn)刚(gāng)发(fā)信息(xìnxī)：报告(bàogào)还是(háishi)今天(jīntiān)交(jiāo)。

    The boss just messaged: the report is still due today.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

万(wàn)一(yī)船(chuán)运(yùn)迟(chí)了(le)，我(wǒ)们(men)有(yǒu)特(tè)别(bié)的(de)迟(chí)到(dào)保(bǎo)险(xiǎn)。

In case the shipment is delayed, we have special delay insurance.

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

02

因(yīn)为(wèi)你(nǐ)我(wǒ)们(men)才(cái)迟(chí)了(le)。

It's because of you that we were late.

Tatoeba: Chinese by verdastelo9604 · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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