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迟到 (chí dào): Arrive late (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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2.

Character Breakdown

迟到 consists of 2 characters.

迟
chí
slow, late, tardy
到
dào
to arrive; to get to

Word Info

Pinyinchí dào
Meaningarrive late
Characters2
HSK 2.0Level 3
HSK 3.0Level 3
SyntaxVerb
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3.

How to Use 迟到 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 迟到 with other words naturally.

Adverb + Verb
bú不
yào要
chí迟
dào到
neutralSpoken
don't be late
jīng经
cháng常
chí迟
dào到
neutral
often be late
Verb + Complementwith五分钟
chí迟
dào到
wǔ五
fēn分
zhōng钟
Verb + Objectwith上班
shàng上
bān班
chí迟
dào到
4.

Example Sentences with 迟到

wǒ我
jīn今
tiān天
chí迟
dào到
le了
。

HSK 3 Words

More vocabulary at the same HSK level as 迟到.

  • 爱好ài hàointerests; hobbies
  • 方便fāng biànconvenient
  • 附近fù jìnnearby
  • 练习liàn xíto practise
  • 影响yǐng xiǎnginfluence; to affect
  • 数学shù xuémaths
  • 难过nán guòhave a hard time
  • 节日jié rìfestival
  • 安静ān jìngto be quiet
  • 街道jiē dàoroad
  • 会议huì yìmeeting
  • 经理jīng lǐmanager
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Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 迟到.

Words with 迟
  • 推迟tuī chíHSK 4
  • 迟早chí zǎoHSK 5
  • 迟疑chí yíHSK 6
  • 迟缓chí huǎnHSK 6
  • 迟钝chí dùnHSK 6
  • 迟迟chí chíHSK 7-9
Words with
neutral
be five minutes late
neutral
be late for work
I was late today.
tā他
jīn今
tiān天
shàng上
bān班
chí迟
dào到
le了
。
He was late for work today.
rú如
guǒ果
zài再
cì次
chí迟
dào到
，
kě可
néng能
huì会
yǐng影
xiǎng响
nǐ你
de的
zuì最
zhōng终
kǎo考
hé核
chéng成
jì绩
。
If you are late again, it may affect your final assessment score.
nǐ你
zuó昨
tiān天
kāi开
huì会
wèi为
shén什
me么
yòu又
chí迟
dào到
le了
ne呢
？
Why were you late for the meeting again yesterday?
tā他
jīng经
cháng常
yīn因
wèi为
dǔ堵
chē车
ér而
chí迟
dào到
。
He is often late because of traffic jams.
tā他
jīn今
tiān天
méi没
yǒu有
chí迟
dào到
，
fǎn反
ér而
bǐ比
yuē约
dìng定
shí时
jiān间
zǎo早
dào到
le了
shí十
fēn分
zhōng钟
。
He was not late today; on the contrary, he arrived ten minutes earlier than the agreed time.
suī虽
rán然
dì地
tiě铁
chū出
le了
gù故
zhàng障
，
dàn但
tā他
hái还
shì是
xiǎng想
bàn办
fǎ法
méi没
yǒu有
chí迟
dào到
。
Although the subway broke down, he still managed not to be late.
wèi为
le了
bì避
miǎn免
chí迟
dào到
，
tā她
tí提
qián前
bàn半
xiǎo小
shí时
jiù就
chū出
mén门
le了
。
To avoid being late, she left home half an hour early.
bào抱
qiàn歉
，
wǒ我
shuì睡
guò过
tóu头
le了
，
suǒ所
yǐ以
chí迟
dào到
le了
wǔ五
fēn分
zhōng钟
。
Sorry, I overslept, so I was five minutes late.
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