晚点 wǎndiǎn late
(of trains etc) late; delayed; behind schedule; light dinner
How to remember 晚点: 晚 evening + 点 point = late.
Characters
How it is used
- Of trains/planes: delayed, behind schedule - 火车晚点了半小时 (huǒchē wǎndiǎn le bàn xiǎoshí) the train is half an hour late.
- Contrast 迟到 (chídào), which is a person arriving late; 晚点 is for transport running behind schedule.
- Parsing trap: 晚点 can also be read 晚（一）点 'a bit later' (晚点再说 talk later) - same characters, different sense from context.
Example sentences
- 我晚点打给你。 Wǒ wǎndiǎn dǎ gěi nǐ.I'll call you later.
- 我晚点再来拿。 Wǒ wǎndiǎn zàilái ná.I'll come to pick it up later.
- 我现在在上班，所以晚点打给你。 Wǒ xiànzài zài shàngbān, suǒyǐ wǎndiǎn dǎ gěi nǐ.I'm at work now, so I'll call you later.