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迟 appears often in everyday Chinese, so it is worth practicing early and reviewing often.
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Pronunciation focus
Say chí slowly first, then repeat it in a short phrase. Listen for the tone shape.
Usage note
“迟”用来表示时间上的晚或延迟。比如，你可以说‘作业做迟了’来表达作业完成得比预期晚。
chí lái bǎo shí shàng de wǎn huò diàn lián 。rú guǒ ， nǐ kě yuē ‘ zuò ye zuò chí le ’ lái biǎo达 作 业 完 成 得 比 预 期 晚 。
"迟" is used to indicate something happening later than expected. For example, you can say '作业做迟了' to mean the homework was completed later than planned.
Context note
“迟”常用于描述时间上的延迟或晚到的情况，比如上学迟到、工作完成得晚等。
chí cháng yòng yú miáo shù shí jiān shàng de diàn lián huò wǎn dào de qíng kuàng ， rú guǒ ， shàng xué chí dào 、 gōng zuò wán chéng dé wǎn 等 。
"迟" is commonly used to describe situations of being late or delayed in time, such as being late for school or finishing work later than planned.
5 examples
上课迟到了。
shàng kè chí dào le。
Arrived late for class.
妈妈说作业做迟了。
mā ma shuō zuò yè zuò chí le。
Mom said the homework was done late.
会议推迟了。
huì yì tuī chí le。
The meeting was postponed.
他迟疑了一下才回答。
tā chí yí le yí xià cái huí dá。
He hesitated for a moment before answering.
这个项目完成得有点迟。
zhè ge xiàng mù wán chéng dé yǒu diǎn chí。
This project was completed a bit late.
5 mini stories
小明上学迟到了，老师让他写一篇迟到的反思。
xiǎo míng shàng xué chí dào le， lǎo shī ràng tā xiě yì piān chí dào de fǎn sī。
Xiaoming arrived late for school, and the teacher asked him to write an essay on his tardiness.
妈妈说晚饭要迟一点吃。
mā ma shuō wǎn fàn yào chí yì diǎn chī。
Mom said dinner would be a bit later.
会议推迟了，大家都晚到了会议室。
huì yì tuī chí le， dà jiā dōu wǎn dào le huì yì shì。
The meeting was postponed, and everyone arrived at the conference room late.
他迟疑了一下才决定接受这个工作机会。
tā chí yí le yí xià cái jué dìng jiē shòu zhè ge gōng zuò jī huì。
He hesitated for a moment before deciding to accept this job opportunity.
项目完成得有点迟，但质量很好。
xiàng mù wán chéng dé yǒu diǎn chí， dàn zhì liàng hěn hǎo。
The project was completed a bit late, but the quality was very good.