遲到 (ci4 dou3 | chi2 dao4) : to arrive late

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遲到

ci4 dou3

chi2 dao4

to arrive late

Level: 3 Google Frequency: 6,150,000

This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

遲到 / 迟到

This word has been viewed 5091 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by claw on 20th Jul 2004 09:25 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008 19:03

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遲 ci4 - late; slow
到 dou3 dou3*2 - arrive; go to

2 compounds containing this word:

遲到的 - [adj] afterwards, later
遲到早退 - to arrive late but to leave early

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對不起，由於下雨，所以我遲到了。國
I'm sorry, I was late because of the rain.

快啲行啦，唔係就遲到㗎喇。粵
Please be quicker, otherwise it will be late.

佢經常遲到﹐ 搞到老闆好唔高興。粵
He is always late, which makes his boss very upset.
[Cantonese grammar does not need a relative pronoun (which) to introduce a subordinate clause.]

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