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晚点

wǎn diǎn

HSK 3.0 level 3 2-character word Traditional 晚點

晚点 (wǎn diǎn) means "(of a train, flight) to run late". It is an HSK 3.0 level 3 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 晚点 means

1. (of trains etc) late
2. delayed
3. behind schedule
4. light dinner

The characters in 晚点

• 晚wǎnevening; night; late
• 点diǎnto touch briefly; to tap; to mark with a dot; to check off (on a list)…

Example sentences

• 我晚点打给你。
  I'll call you later.
• 我晚点再来拿。
  I'll come to pick it up later.
• 好象火车晚点了。
  Hǎoxiàng huǒchē wǎndiǎn le.
  It seems to me that the train is late.
• 我的航班晚点了。
  My flight was delayed.
• 火车晚点了十分钟。
  The train was ten minutes behind time.

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