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Animated Stroke Order

Stroke order SVGs for the characters in 迟到.
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Character Breakdown

迟到 consists of 2 characters.

How to Use 迟到 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 迟到 with other words naturally.
Adverb + Verb
yào
chí
dào
neutralSpoken
don't be late
jīng
cháng
chí
dào
neutral
often be late
Verb + Complementwith五分钟
chí
dào
fēn
zhōng
neutral
be five minutes late
Verb + Objectwith上班
shàng
bān
chí
dào
neutral
be late for work

Example Sentences with 迟到

jīn
tiān
chí
dào
le
I was late today.
guǒ
zài
chí
dào
néng
huì
yǐng
xiǎng
de
zuì
zhōng
kǎo
chéng
If you are late again, it may affect your final assessment score.
zuó
tiān
kāi
huì
wèi
shén
me
yòu
chí
dào
le
ne
Why were you late for the meeting again yesterday?
jīng
cháng
yīn
wèi
chē
ér
chí
dào
He is often late because of traffic jams.
jīn
tiān
méi
yǒu
chí
dào
fǎn
ér
yuē
dìng
shí
jiān
zǎo
dào
le
shí
fēn
zhōng
He was not late today; on the contrary, he arrived ten minutes earlier than the agreed time.
suī
rán
tiě
chū
le
zhàng
dàn
hái
shì
xiǎng
bàn
méi
yǒu
chí
dào
Although the subway broke down, he still managed not to be late.
wèi
le
miǎn
chí
dào
qián
bàn
xiǎo
shí
jiù
chū
mén
le
To avoid being late, she left home half an hour early.
bào
qiàn
shuì
guò
tóu
le
suǒ
chí
dào
le
fēn
zhōng
Sorry, I overslept, so I was five minutes late.