chí
踟
late; slow; (surname)
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
4 senses · 7 examplesadjective
late; delayed; behind schedule
Used to describe a person arriving late or an event happening later than expected.
Duì对
bu不
qǐ起
，
wǒ我
chí迟
dào到
le了
。
Sorry, I'm late.
Yīn因
wèi为
jiāo交
tōng通
dǔ堵
sè塞
，
huǒ火
chē车
chí迟
le了
bàn半
xiǎo小
shí时
。
The train was half an hour late due to traffic congestion.
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Chūn春
tiān天
lái来
de得
tài太
chí迟
le了
。
Spring came too late.
adjective
slow; sluggish
Describes low speed or slow reaction.
Tā他
zuò做
shì事
zǒng总
shì是
màn慢
tūn吞
tūn吞
de的
，
tài太
chí迟
le了
。
He always does things slowly; he's too sluggish.
Tā他
de的
fǎn反
yìng应
yǒu有
diǎn点
chí迟
。
His reaction is a bit slow.
adjective
(mind) dull; (understanding) slow
literaryOften used in literary or formal contexts to describe mental slowness.
Zhè这
hái孩
zi子
xīn心
yǎn眼
er儿
tài太
chí迟
。
This child is a bit slow-witted.
noun
(surname) Chi
formalA Chinese family name.
Chí迟
xiān先
sheng生
shì是
wǒ我
men们
gōng公
sī司
de的
jīng经
lǐ理
。
Mr. Chi is the manager of our company.