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迟到
遲到
chídào
1.
to arrive late
HSK 3
Character Breakdown
Example Sentences (6)
你不是说七点半来接我吗？你迟到了一刻钟。
Nǐ bú shì shuō qī diǎn bàn lái jiē wǒ ma? Nǐ chí dào le yí kè zhōng.
Didn't you say you'd come pick me up at seven thirty? You're fifteen minutes late.
Text 4
可不是！上班堵车怕迟到，下班堵车怕回家晚。每天在马路上开车，要想不遇到堵车，还真难。
Kě búshì! Shàngbān dǔchē pà chídào, xiàbān dǔchē pà huíjiā wǎn. Měitiān zài mǎlù shàng kāichē, yào xiǎng bú yùdào dǔchē, hái zhēn nán.
Exactly! Traffic jams on the way to work make you worry about being late, and traffic jams after work make you worry about getting home late. Driving on the road every day, it's really hard not to run into a traffic jam.
Text 3
不是我迟到了，是你的表快了一刻钟。
Bú shì wǒ chí dào le, shì nǐ de biǎo kuài le yí kè zhōng.
I wasn't late; your watch is fifteen minutes fast.
Text 4
聚会就在学校门口那个饭店，六点半。别迟到啊！
Jùhuì jiù zài xuéxiào ménkǒu nà gè fàndiàn, liù diǎn bàn. Bié chídào a!
The party is at that restaurant by the school gate, at 6:30. Don't be late!
Text 2
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