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晚点 appears often in everyday Chinese, so it is worth practicing early and reviewing often.
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Pronunciation focus
Say wǎn diǎn slowly first, then repeat it in a short phrase. Listen for the tone shape.
Usage note
“晚点”用来表示事情比预期的时间要晚一些。比如，火车可能会晚点到达车站。
wǎn diǎn lái yòng bié zhěng de shì qing bǐ yù chē shí jiān yào wǎn jǐ tiān. rú guǒ, hǔ tóng kě néng huì wǎn diǎn dào达车站。
"晚点" is used to indicate that something will be delayed compared to the expected time. For example, a train might arrive at the station late.
Context note
“晚点”常用于描述日常生活中的延迟情况，比如火车、飞机或公交车可能会晚点。
wǎn diǎn cháng yòng yú miáo huì rì kāi shēn qíng zhōng de dī yán kuàng jí, bǐ 如 guǒ hǔ tóng、fēi jī huò gōng jiāo 车可能会晚点。
"晚点" is commonly used to describe delays in daily life situations, such as trains, planes, or buses might be delayed.
5 examples
火车晚点了。
huǒ chē wǎn diǎn le。
The train is late.
这个航班晚点起飞。
zhè ge háng bān wǎn diǎn qǐ fēi。
This flight will take off late.
公交车晚点到站了。
gōng jiāo chē wǎn diǎn dào zhàn le。
The bus arrived at the station late.
会议晚点了十分钟。
huì yì wǎn diǎn le shí fēn zhōng。
The meeting was delayed by ten minutes.
今天天气不好，所以飞机晚点起飞。
jīn tiān tiān qì bù hǎo， suǒ yǐ fēi jī wǎn diǎn qǐ fēi。
The weather is bad today, so the flight will take off late.
5 mini stories
妈妈说今天的火车会晚点到站。爸爸说没关系，我们可以早点出发。
mā ma shuō jīn tiān de huǒ chē huì wǎn diǎn dào zhàn。 bà ba shuō méi guān xì， wǒ men kě yǐ zǎo diǎn chū fā。
Mom said that today's train would arrive late. Dad said it was okay, we could leave earlier.
小明告诉朋友他今天会晚点回家。朋友问为什么。小明说因为路上堵车。
xiǎo míng gào sù péng yǒu tā jīn tiān huì wǎn diǎn huí jiā。 péng yǒu wèn wèi shén me。 xiǎo míng shuō yīn wèi lù shang dǔ chē。
Xiaoming told his friend he would be home later today. The friend asked why. Xiaoming said it was because of the traffic jam.
老师说今天的课程会晚点开始。同学们都提前到了教室。
lǎo shī shuō jīn tiān de kè chéng huì wǎn diǎn kāi shǐ。 tóng xué men dōu tí qián dào le jiào shì。
The teacher said that class would start late today. All the students arrived at the classroom early.
小红的妈妈告诉她，因为天气不好，所以火车可能会晚点。小红说没关系，她会早点准备。
xiǎo hóng de mā ma gào sù tā， yīn wèi tiān qì bù hǎo， suǒ yǐ huǒ chē kě néng huì wǎn diǎn。 xiǎo hóng shuō méi guān xì， tā huì zǎo diǎn zhǔn bèi。
Xiaohong's mom told her that because of bad weather, the train might be late. Xiaohong said it was okay, she would prepare early.
爸爸告诉儿子今天晚上可能会晚点回家。儿子问为什么，爸爸说因为工作需要加班。
bà ba gào sù ér zi jīn tiān wǎn shàng kě néng huì wǎn diǎn huí jiā。 ér zi wèn wèi shén me， bà ba shuō yīn wèi gōng zuò xū yào jiā bān。
Dad told his son he might come home later tonight. The son asked why, Dad said it was because of work overtime.