迟到 chídào be/come/arrive late
怎么记住“迟到”: 迟 late + 到 arrive = be/come/arrive late.
汉字
用法
- To arrive late (to school, work, an appointment) - 上课迟到 (shàngkè chídào) be late for class, 迟到了十分钟 (chídào le shí fēnzhōng) ten minutes late.
- Specifically late for a scheduled thing; distinguish from 晚 (wǎn, late in general/at a late hour) and 来不及 (láibují, not enough time).
- Verb-object, so "be late for X" is often expressed with the setting as context, not 迟到 + object.
例句
- 快点，要迟到了。 Kuài diǎn, yào chídào le.Hurry up a little or we'll be late.
- 你迟到是什么原因？ Nǐ chídào shì shénme yuányīn?What's your reason for being late?
- 公司规定不能迟到。 Gōngsī guīdìng bù néng chídào.The company rules state that employees must not be late.
- 他约会迟到了，向女朋友道歉。 Tā yuēhuì chídào le, xiàng nǚ péngyou dàoqiàn.He apologized to his girlfriend because he was late for the date.