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Usage note

”用来表示时间上的晚或延。比如,你可以说‘作业做了’来表达作业完成得比预期晚。

chí lái bǎo shí shàng de wǎn huò diàn lián 。rú guǒ , nǐ kě yuē ‘ zuò ye zuò chí le ’ lái biǎo达 作 业 完 成 得 比 预 期 晚 。

"迟" is used to indicate something happening later than expected. For example, you can say '作业做迟了' to mean the homework was completed later than planned.

Context note

”常用于描述时间上的延或晚到的情况,比如上学到、工作完成得晚等。

chí cháng yòng yú miáo shù shí jiān shàng de diàn lián huò wǎn dào de qíng kuàng , rú guǒ , shàng xué chí dào 、 gōng zuò wán chéng dé wǎn 等 。

"迟" is commonly used to describe situations of being late or delayed in time, such as being late for school or finishing work later than planned.

5 examples

上课到了。
shàng kè chí dào le。
Arrived late for class.
妈妈说作业做了。
mā ma shuō zuò yè zuò chí le。
Mom said the homework was done late.
会议推了。
huì yì tuī chí le。
The meeting was postponed.
疑了一下才回答。
tā chí yí le yí xià cái huí dá。
He hesitated for a moment before answering.
这个项目完成得有点
zhè ge xiàng mù wán chéng dé yǒu diǎn chí。
This project was completed a bit late.

5 mini stories

小明上学到了,老师让他写一篇到的反思。
xiǎo míng shàng xué chí dào le, lǎo shī ràng tā xiě yì piān chí dào de fǎn sī。
Xiaoming arrived late for school, and the teacher asked him to write an essay on his tardiness.
妈妈说晚饭要一点吃。
mā ma shuō wǎn fàn yào chí yì diǎn chī。
Mom said dinner would be a bit later.
会议推了,大家都晚到了会议室。
huì yì tuī chí le, dà jiā dōu wǎn dào le huì yì shì。
The meeting was postponed, and everyone arrived at the conference room late.
疑了一下才决定接受这个工作机会。
tā chí yí le yí xià cái jué dìng jiē shòu zhè ge gōng zuò jī huì。
He hesitated for a moment before deciding to accept this job opportunity.
项目完成得有点,但质量很好。
xiàng mù wán chéng dé yǒu diǎn chí, dàn zhì liàng hěn hǎo。
The project was completed a bit late, but the quality was very good.

Mini dialogue

上学要迟到了

A
快一点,我们上学要到了!
Kuài yīdiǎn, wǒmen shàngxué yào chídào le!
Hurry up, we're going to be late for school!
B
别担心,我们不会的。
Bié dānxīn, wǒmen bù huì chí de.
Don't worry, we won't be late.

对不起,我迟了

A
对不起,我来了。
Duìbuqǐ, wǒ lái chí le.
Sorry, I came late.
B
没关系,下次别了。
Méiguānxi, xiàcì bié chí le.
It's okay, don't be late next time.

Related words and contrasts

opposite
zǎo
early

迟 means late, 早 means early. They are common time opposites.

similar
wǎn
late (in the day or delayed)

晚 can also mean late, often for time of day or being behind schedule.

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