迟

迟 chí in a sentence

Late (slow)

Full dictionary entry 40 sentences

迟 (chí) means Late (slow). Below are 24 of the 40 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.

Dictionary examples

他又 迟 到了。

Tā yòu chídào le.

He is late again.

Dictionary example · HSK 3 · 又

上课不要 迟 到。

Shàng kè búyào chídào.

Don't be late for class.

Dictionary example · HSK 3 · 迟到

他从来不 迟 到。

Tā cónglái bù chídào.

He is never late.

Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 从来

他有 迟 到的毛病。

Tā yǒu chídào de máobìng.

He has a bad habit of being late.

Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 毛病

迟 到一次要扣分。

Chídào yí cì yào kòu fēn.

One late arrival means points deducted.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 扣

对不起,我 迟 到了。

Duìbuqǐ, wǒ chídào le.

Sorry, I'm late.

Dictionary example · HSK 3 · 迟到

你为什么总是 迟 到?

Nǐ wèishénme zǒngshì chídào?

Why are you always late?

Dictionary example · HSK 3 · 总是

学校规定不能 迟 到。

Xuéxiào guīdìng bù néng chídào.

The school rules say you must not be late.

Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 规定

比赛推 迟 到下周了。

Bǐsài tuīchí dào xià zhōu le.

The match has been postponed to next week.

Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 推迟

请说明 迟 到的原因。

Qǐng shuōmíng chídào de yuányīn.

Please explain the reason for being late.

Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 原因

这件事 迟 早会知道。

Zhè jiàn shì chízǎo huì zhīdào.

This will be found out sooner or later.

Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 迟早

赶快吃,要 迟 到了。

Gǎnkuài chī, yào chídào le.

Eat quickly, we are going to be late.

Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 赶快

机会来了就别 迟 疑。

Jīhuì lái le jiù bié chíyí.

When the chance comes, don't hesitate.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 迟疑

因为堵车,我 迟 到了。

Yīnwèi dǔchē, wǒ chídào le.

I was late because of a traffic jam.

Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 堵车

他是唯一没 迟 到的人。

Tā shì wéiyī méi chídào de rén.

He is the only one who was not late.

Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 唯一

快走吧,否则就 迟 到了。

Kuài zǒu ba, fǒuzé jiù chídào le.

Let us hurry, otherwise we will be late.

Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 否则

他很少 迟 到,偶尔一次。

Tā hěn shǎo chídào, ǒu'ěr yí cì.

He is rarely late, only once in a while.

Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 偶尔

因为下雨,活动推 迟 了。

Yīnwèi xià yǔ, huódòng tuīchí le.

The event was put off because of the rain.

Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 推迟

快走吧,不然就 迟 到了。

Kuài zǒu ba, bùrán jiù chídào le.

Let us hurry, otherwise we will be late.

Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 不然

他 迟 早会明白你的心意。

Tā chízǎo huì míngbai nǐ de xīnyì.

Sooner or later he will understand your feelings.

Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 迟早

拜托,下次别再 迟 到了。

Bàituō, xià cì bié zài chídào le.

Please, don't be late again next time.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 拜托

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From the graded readers

今天早上我 迟 到了。

jīntiān zǎoshang wǒ chídào le / liǎo / liào.

I was late this morning.

Graded reader · HSK 2 · Late for Work

我八点到学校,没有 迟 到。

wǒ bā diǎn dào xuéxiào, méiyǒu chídào.

I got to school at eight and wasn't late.

Graded reader · HSK 1 · Going to School

我很不好意思地说:“对不起,我 迟 到了。”

wǒ hěn bùhǎoyìsi dì / de shuō:" duìbuqǐ, wǒ chídào le / liǎo / liào."

I said awkwardly, "Sorry, I'm late."

Graded reader · HSK 2 · Late for Work

迟 appears in 40 sentences on this site; the 24 shortest and most direct are shown. The rest are on the pages they were written for — the graded readers, the phrasebook and the grammar library.

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How is 迟 used in a sentence?

This page shows 40 sentences using 迟 (chí, "Late (slow)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.

Are these sentences machine generated?

No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.

Why do some sentences show 迟 inside a longer word?

Because that is where a single character usually lives. Seeing 迟 inside the words it builds is how the character stops being an isolated symbol and starts being something you can read.

Where can I see the full entry for 迟?

The dictionary page for 迟 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.

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