迟到
chí dàoㄔˊ ㄉㄠˋ
Sino-Vietnamese: TRÌ ĐÁO
Traditional: 遲到
HSK 3HSK 3.0 · 3TOCFL 2
Meaning(verb, verbal noun)
to arrive late
Examples
对不起，我迟到了。
duì bù qǐ, wǒ chí dào le.
Sorry, I'm late.
上班不能迟到。
shàng bān bù néng chí dào.
You mustn't be late for work.
路上堵车，他迟到了二十分钟。
lù shang dǔ chē, tā chí dào le èr shí fēn zhōng.
There was traffic, so he was twenty minutes late.
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Stroke order
TRÌ · 7 strokes
surname Chi
ĐÁO · 8 strokes
to reach; to arrive; to leave for; to go to; to (a place); until (a time); up to (a point); (verb complement indicating arriving at a place or reaching a point); considerate; thoughtful; thor