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迟迟

迟迟 (chí chí): Deliberately (Adverb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

迟迟 consists of 2 characters.

slow, late, tardy

slow, late, tardy

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Word Info

Pinyinchí chí

MeaningDeliberately

Characters2

HSK3.0 Level 7-9

SyntaxAdverb

Word迟迟

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More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 迟迟.

Words with 迟

迟到chí dàoHSK 3
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

Words with 迟

迟到chí dàoHSK 3
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

3.

How to Use 迟迟 in Sentences

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

chí迟

chí迟

méi没

yǒu有

neutral

not have for a long time

Adverb + Verbwith 没有

chí迟

chí迟

bù不

lái来

neutral

not come for a long time

Adverb + Verbwith

chí迟

chí迟

bù不

jué决

formal

unable to decide

Adverb + Verb

chí迟

chí迟

wèi未

dào到

formalWritten

4.

Example Sentences with 迟迟

tā他

chí迟

chí迟

bù不

lái来

。

He is late in coming.

not yet arrived

Adverb + Verbwith 未到

Tā他

chí迟

chí迟

bù不

huí回

fù复

，

kàn看

lái来

shì是

gù故

yì意

tuō拖

yán延

shí时

jiān间

。

He deliberately did not reply, it seems he was intentionally stalling for time.

jǐn尽

guǎn管

xiàng项

mù目

jié截

zhǐ止

rì日

qī期

lín临

jìn近

，

tā他

réng仍

chí迟

chí迟

bù不

kěn肯

tí提

jiāo交

zuì最

zhōng终

bào报

gào告

。

Despite the project deadline approaching, he still deliberately refuses to submit the final report.

nǐ你

wèi为

shén什

me么

chí迟

chí迟

bù不

huí回

fù复

wǒ我

de的

zhòng重

yào要

yóu邮

jiàn件

ne呢

？

Why are you deliberately not replying to my important email?

chūn春

tiān天

chí迟

chí迟

wèi未

dào到

，

tiān天

qì气

hái还

hěn很

lěng冷

。

Spring is late in arriving, and the weather is still cold.

tā她

chí迟

chí迟

méi没

yǒu有

zuò做

chū出

jué决

dìng定

，

ràng让

zhěng整

gè个

tuán团

duì队

dōu都

gǎn感

dào到

jiāo焦

lǜ虑

。

She deliberately hasn't made a decision, causing anxiety for the entire team.

zài在

huì会

yì议

shàng上

，

tā他

chí迟

chí迟

bù不

fā发

biǎo表

yì意

jiàn见

，

zhí直

dào到

zuì最

hòu后

cái才

tí提

chū出

guān关

jiàn键

jiàn建

yì议

。

At the meeting, he deliberately withheld his opinion until the end, then proposed a key suggestion.

yóu由

yú于

jiāo交

tōng通

dǔ堵

sè塞

，

gōng公

jiāo交

chē车

chí迟

chí迟

méi没

yǒu有

dào到

dá达

chē车

zhàn站

。

Due to traffic congestion, the bus was late in arriving at the station.

wǒ我

wèn问

tā他

zhōu周

mò末

jì计

huà划

，

tā他

què却

chí迟

chí迟

bù不

kěn肯

gào告

sù诉

wǒ我

xì细

jié节

。

I asked him about his weekend plans, but he deliberately wouldn't tell me the details.