arrive late; be late
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesverb
arrive later than the scheduled or expected time; be late
neutralA neutral term for being late to an event, meeting, class, etc. It can be used for people or things (e.g., a flight).
Jīn今
tiān天
zǎo早
shang上
wǒ我
shàng上
kè课
chí迟
dào到
le了
。
I was late for class this morning.
Qǐng请
bù不
yào要
zài在
zhòng重
yào要
huì会
yì议
shàng上
chí迟
dào到
。
Please don't be late for the important meeting.
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Fēi飞
jī机
yīn因
wèi为
dà大
wù雾
ér而
chí迟
dào到
le了
yī一
gè个
xiǎo小
shí时
。
The plane was delayed for an hour due to heavy fog.
Tā他
zǒng总
shì是
zuì最
hòu后
yī一
gè个
dào到
，
chí迟
dào到
shì是
tā他
de的
lǎo老
máo毛
bìng病
le了
。
He's always the last one to arrive; being late is an old habit of his.
Duì对
bu不
qǐ起
，
wǒ我
lái来
chí迟
dào到
le了
，
lù路
shang上
dǔ堵
chē车
tài太
yán严
zhòng重
le了
。
Sorry I'm late; the traffic jam was terrible.