Definition
迟到 (chídào) means a person arrives late to an appointment, class, or work. It differs from 晚点 (wǎndiǎn), which is used for scheduled services (trains, flights) being behind schedule, and from 推迟 (tuīchí), which means to postpone or reschedule an event.
verb
to be lateto arrive late
Easily confused
- 赤道chì dàosound-alikeequator (of the Earth)
Examples
- 迟到。Shàngbān bú yào chí dào.Don't be late for work.
- 迟到。Tā jīntiān yòu chí dào le.He's late again today.
- ,迟到。Duìbuqǐ, wǒ chí dào le.Sorry, I'm late.
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