Definition
误点 is a separable verb (离合词) meaning 'to be late, to be behind schedule,' especially for trains, planes, and buses. The object 点 can split off when you add a duration, 了, or 过: 误了十分钟的点 ('was ten minutes late'). You can also use it as a unit in its nonsplit form.
v.o.
to be lateto be behind schedule (of transportation)
Examples
- 误点。Huǒchē wù diǎn le bàn xiǎoshí.The train was half an hour late.
- 。Fēijī wù le èrshí fēnzhōng de diǎn.The plane was twenty minutes late.
- 误点。Zhè bān gōngjiāo yòu wù diǎn le.This bus is late again.
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