迟到 chí dào

to arrive late

HSK 32 charactersTrad. 遲到
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How 迟到 is used in everyday Chinese — the speaker reads the whole sentence.

  • 你上班迟到了。

    nǐ shàng bān chí dào le

    You were late for work.

  • 公交车迟到了。

    gōng jiāo chē chí dào le

    The bus was behind schedule.

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