"Late" in Chinese — 迟 (chí)

迟

chí

late

HSK 3.0 Level 5Traditional: 遲1 example sentence

Definitions

1late
2delayed
3slow

Stroke order

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迟

Zhuyin

This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.

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ㄔˊ

chí

ㄔ/ chˊ/ second tone

Simplified & traditional

迟

Simplified

遲

Traditional

Example sentences

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你来得太迟了。
nǐ lái de tài chí le。
You came too late.

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Related words

迟到

chí dào

to arrive late

推迟

tuī chí

to postpone

迟迟

chí chí

late (with a task etc)

迟疑

chí yí

to hesitate

迟早

chí zǎo

sooner or later

充足

chōng zú

adequate

冲动

chōng dòng

to have an urge

冲突

chōng tū

conflict

愁

chóu

to worry about

出汗

chū hàn

to perspire

出于

chū yú

due to

初期

chū qī

initial stage

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Late in Chinese: 迟 (chí)