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迟 - chí

late, tardy; slow; delay

late, tardy; slow; delay

How to read 迟

Click 迟 to hear Mandarin pronunciation. Use the example words before memorizing it in isolation.

Hanzi
Traditional
Pinyinchí
Englishlate, tardy; slow; delay
Radical hint

Short sentences you can say today

迟了 is a common expression. I can make a sentence with 迟交. Please read 迟到 one more time.

Common words with this character

late
to delay handing over
to arrive late
to delay

Mistake warning

Do not memorize 迟 only as an isolated symbol. Read it inside words like 迟了 and 迟交 first, then come back to the single-character pronunciation.

Original example sentence

I am learning the character 迟.