迟

Meaning(adjective, adverbial adjective)

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Examples

• 对不起，我来迟了。

  duì bù qǐ, wǒ lái chí le.

  Sorry I'm late.

• 他每天都迟到。

  tā měi tiān dōu chí dào.

  He's late every day.

• 现在开始学，还不迟。

  xiàn zài kāi shǐ xué, hái bù chí.

  It's not too late to start learning now.

Easily confused

• 晚 — 迟 is common in 迟到 and writing; 晚 is more colloquial (来晚了).

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