chí
迟
slow; late; surname
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Meanings
3 senses · 15 examplesadjective
slow; tardy; sluggish
Describes a slow pace, speed, or lack of promptness.
Wū乌
guī龟
pá爬
de得
hěn很
chí迟
。
The turtle crawls very slowly.
Zhè这
jiàn件
shì事
bù不
yí宜
tài太
chí迟
chǔ处
lǐ理
。
This matter should not be handled too slowly.
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Tā他
de的
dòng动
zuò作
yǒu有
xiē些
chí迟
huǎn缓
。
His movements are somewhat sluggish.
Dà大
wù雾
dǎo导
zhì致
jiāo交
tōng通
chí迟
zhì滞
。
Heavy fog caused traffic delays.
fǎn反
yìng应
chí迟
slow reaction
adjective
late; behind time; behind schedule
Refers to arriving or happening after the expected, scheduled, or appropriate time.
Wǒ我
jīn今
tiān天
shàng上
bān班
chí迟
dào到
le了
。
I was late for work today.
Zuó昨
tiān天
shuì睡
de得
tài太
chí迟
le了
，
jīn今
tiān天
hěn很
kùn困
。
I went to bed too late yesterday, so I'm very sleepy today.
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Bào抱
qiàn歉
，
wǒ我
lái来
chí迟
le了
。
Sorry, I arrived late.
Jīn今
nián年
de的
dōng冬
tiān天
lái来
de得
bǐ比
jiào较
chí迟
。
Winter came quite late this year.
bù不
jǐn紧
bù不
màn慢
，
bù不
zǎo早
bù不
chí迟
。
neither fast nor slow, neither early nor late
noun
a surname
Used as a Chinese family name.
Chí迟
xiān先
sheng生
shì是
wǒ我
men们
de的
xīn新
lín邻
jū居
。
Mr. Chi is our new neighbor.
Yǒu有
yī一
wèi位
xìng姓
Chí迟
de的
zuò作
jiā家
xiě写
le了
yī一
běn本
hǎo好
shū书
。
A writer named Chi wrote a good book.
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Nǐ你
hǎo好
，
wǒ我
shì是
Chí迟
Jiàn建
guó国
de的
péng朋
yǒu友
。
Hello, I am a friend of Chi Jianguo.
Qǐng请
zhǎo找
yī一
xià下
Chí迟
nǚ女
shì士
。
Please look for Ms. Chi.
Tā他
zài在
Chí迟
jiā家
zuò做
kè客
。
He is a guest at the Chi household.