Definition
迟 (chí) has two main senses: 'late' and 'slow'. For 'late', it is more formal or written than the everyday word 晚 (wǎn, HSK1). For 'slow', the common word is 慢 (màn, HSK2); 迟 is less common and typically appears in fixed phrases or to emphasize lateness in time.
adjective
latedelayedslow
Easily confused
- 尽jìnlook-alike(verb) to use up, to exhaust, to finish
- 吃chīsound-aliketo eat
- 追zhuīlook-aliketo chase; to pursue (physically or metaphorically)
- 尺chǐsound-alike(classifier) a Chinese foot, a traditional unit of length equal to about 1/3 meter
- 持chísound-aliketo hold; to grasp
- 池chísound-alikepool, pond
Examples
- ，。Tā zǒulù chí huǎn, zǒng bǐ biérén màn hěnduō.He walks slowly, always much slower than others.
- 。Zuótiān kāihuì wǒ chí dào le shí fēnzhōng.I was ten minutes late for the meeting yesterday.
- 迟，。Xiànzài qù yǐjīng tài chí le, tāmen yǐjīng zǒu le.It's too late to go now—they've already left.
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