误点 (wù diǎn) — to be late, to be behind schedule (of transportation)
Definition
Refers specifically to transportation (trains, buses, flights) arriving or departing later than scheduled. Often used as 误了点 or with a time phrase like 误了半小时.
verb
to be lateto be behind schedule (of transportation)
Examples
- 误点。Huǒ chē wù diǎn le bàn xiǎo shí.The train was half an hour late.
- 。Fēi jī wù le èr shí fēn zhōng de diǎn.The plane was twenty minutes late.
- 误点。Zhè bān gōng jiāo yòu wù diǎn le.This bus is late again.
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