Hanzi
Traditional
Simplified

late/delayed/slow

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 4

Pinyin

chí, zhì

Bopomofo

ㄔˊ, ㄓˋ

Jyutping

ci4

Example sentences

他總是睡得很遲。
他总是睡得很迟。

He always sleeps very late.

抱歉,我遲到了。
抱歉,我迟到了。

Sorry, I am late.

原因 yuányīn
我不知道他遲到的原因。
我不知道他迟到的原因。

I don't know the reason for his lateness.

會議因天氣原因推遲了。
会议因天气原因推迟了。

The meeting was postponed due to weather reasons.

公事 gōngshì
他因處理公事而推遲了休假。
他因处理公事而推迟了休假。

He postponed his vacation because he was handling official business.

欠債遲早要還的。
欠债迟早要还的。

Debts must be paid back sooner or later.

他毫不遲疑地接受了挑戰。
他毫不迟疑地接受了挑战。

He accepted the challenge without hesitation.

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