Definition
晚点 (wǎn diǎn) means 'to be delayed' and is used ONLY for scheduled services like flights, trains, and buses. It is different from 迟到 (chí dào) 'to be late (arrive late)', which is used for people being late to an appointment. 晚 (wǎn) is a general adjective meaning 'late' and is not specific to transportation schedules.
verb
to be delayedto be behind schedule (of scheduled services)
Examples
- 晚点。Fēijī wǎn diǎn le liǎng gè xiǎoshí.The plane was delayed by two hours.
- 晚点。Jīntiān zhè bān gōnggòng qìchē wǎn diǎn le.Today this bus is delayed.
- 晚点。Dìtiě wǎn diǎn shí fēnzhōng hěn píngcháng.It's very common for the subway to be delayed by ten minutes.
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