Meaning
late; delayed; slow
Chinese: 缓慢。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “chi” becomes a different word in each tone. 迟 is the 2nd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
Tap Animate to watch the strokes in order, or Practice to trace it yourself.
Common Words
- 迟到chí dàoto arrive late
- 推迟tuī chíto postpone; to put off; to defer
- 迟疑chí yíto hesitate
- 迟缓chí huǎnslow; sluggish
- 迟早chí zǎosooner or later
Example Sentence
因为堵车，他上班迟到了。Yīn wèi dǔ chē, tā shàng bān chí dào le.Because of traffic, he was late for work.
因为Yīn wèibecause堵车dǔ chētraffic jam，他tāhe上班shàng bānto go to work迟到chí dàoto arrive late了le(completed action)。