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Late (with a task etc) in Chinese: 迟迟 (chí chí)

chí chí

late (with a task etc)

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 遲遲1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1late (with a task etc)
  2. 2slow

Stroke order

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Zhuyin

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ㄔˊ

chí

ㄔ/ chˊ/ second tone

ㄔˊ

chí

ㄔ/ chˊ/ second tone

Simplified & traditional

迟迟

Simplified

遲遲

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 他答应帮忙，可迟迟不见人来。

    tā dā ying bāng máng， kě chí chí bú jiàn rén lái。

    He promised to help, but never actually showed up.

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Related words

迟

chí

late

迟到

chí dào

to arrive late

推迟

tuī chí

to postpone

迟疑

chí yí

to hesitate

迟早

chí zǎo

sooner or later

持

chí

to hold

持久

chí jiǔ

lasting

持之以恒

chí zhī yǐ héng

to pursue unremittingly (idiom)

尺度

chǐ dù

scale

耻辱

chǐ rǔ

disgrace

耻笑

chǐ xiào

to sneer at sb

赤字

chì zì

(financial) deficit

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