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迟到

chí dào

HSK 3 2-character word Traditional 遲到

What 迟到 means

1. to arrive late

The characters in 迟到

• 迟chílate; delayed; slow
• 到dàoto reach; to arrive; to leave for; to go to; to (a place); until (a time); up to (a point)

Example sentences

• 你总是迟到。
  You are always late.
• 她很少迟到。
  She is rarely late for appointments.
• 没有人迟到。
  No one was late.
• 我们迟到了。
  We are late.
• 我们没迟到。
  We're not late.
• 请你别迟到。
  Please don't be late.

Sounds the same

Read chí dào, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 驰道(old) highway for the emperor; highway