chí
dào

HSK 4
common

Meaning of 迟到

迟到 means arrive later than the scheduled or expected time; be late. Pronounced chí dào. HSK 4.

  • arrive later than the scheduled or expected time; be late

Definitions & Examples

Jīn
tiān
zǎo
shang
shàng
chí
dào
le
 

I was late for class this morning.

Qǐng
yào
zài
zhòng
yào
huì
shàng
chí
dào
 

Please don't be late for the important meeting.

Fēi
yīn
wèi
ér
chí
dào
le
xiǎo
shí
 

The plane was delayed for an hour due to heavy fog.

zǒng
shì
zuì
hòu
dào
 
chí
dào
shì
de
lǎo
máo
bìng
le
 

He's always the last one to arrive; being late is an old habit of his.

Duì
bu
 
lái
chí
dào
le
 
shang
chē
tài
yán
zhòng
le
 

Sorry I'm late; the traffic jam was terrible.