遲 [迟]

Jyutping ci4
Pinyin zhì

Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character, literary
    upon; then; consequently
  2. character, literary
    to long for; to wish
  3. character, literary
    to await

遲 [迟]

Jyutping zi6
Pinyin chí

Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. to await/by the time

遲 [迟]

Jyutping zi3
Pinyin chí

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. late
  2. delayed
  3. slow
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. late/delayed/slow/tardy

遲 [迟]

Jyutping ci4
Pinyin chí

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. surname Chi
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. late/delayed/slow/tardy
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 形容詞
    比​指定​嘅​時​間​晏​咗
    late; tardy
    • 例遲
      例迟
      lai6 ci4
      late as always
    • 架巴士遲咗十五分鐘先嚟。
      架巴士迟咗十五分钟先嚟。
      gaa3 baa1 si2 ci4 zo2 sap6 ng5 fan1 zung1 sin1 lai4.
      The bus was fifteen minutes late arriving.
    • 乜你咁遲㗎？
      乜你咁迟㗎？
      mat1 nei5 gam3 ci4 gaa3?
      Why are you so late?
  2. 近義詞
    晏
  3. 反義詞
    早
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character
    slow; sluggish (of action or thought)
  2. character
    to hesitate
  3. character
    a surname
  4. character
    to delay; to linger
  5. character
    late; tardy
    • 遲到
      迟到
      chí dào
      to arrive late
Definitions (Unihan)
  1. late, tardy
  2. slow
  3. delay
  4. Cangjie Input - Simplified
    YSO
  5. Cangjie Input - Traditional
    YSYQ
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. 晚
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 五级词汇表 #115
  2. HSK3 四级汉字表 #32
  3. HSK3 高等手写字表 #46
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    由于火车延误，我迟到了。
    由於火車延誤，我遲到了。
    yóu yú huǒ chē yán wu ， wǒ chí dào le 。
    • I was late as a result of the train delay.
    • I was late because the train was delayed.
  2. Mandarin
    你上班迟到了。
    你上班遲到了。
    nǐ shàng bān chí dào le 。
    • You were late for work.
  3. Mandarin
    迟做总比不做好。
    遲做總比不做好。
    chí zuò zǒng bǐ bù zuò hǎo 。
    • Better late than never.
    • You're never too old to learn.
  4. Mandarin
    他迟早会回来的。
    他遲早會回來的。
    tā chí zǎo huì huí lai de 。
    • He will come back sooner or later.
  5. Mandarin
    睡过头不是迟到的理由。
    睡過頭不是遲到的理由。
    shuì guò tóu bú shi chí dào de lǐ yóu 。
    • Over-sleeping is no excuse for being late.
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    快啲啦，你仲慢吞吞噉我哋就迟到㗎喇。
    快啲啦，你仲慢吞吞噉我哋就遲到㗎喇。
    faai3 di1 laa1 ， nei5 zung6 maan6 tan1 tan1 gam2 ngo5 dei2 zau6 ci4 dou3 gaa3 laa3 。
    • Come on, we'll be late if you don't hurry up.
  2. Cantonese
    万一佢迟到噉点算呀？
    萬一佢遲到噉點算呀？
    maan6 jat1 keoi5 ci4 dou3 gam2 dim2 syun3 aa3 ？
    • What if he should happen to be late?
  3. Cantonese
    我迟啲再打俾你吖。
    我遲啲再打俾你吖。
    ngo5 ci4 di1 zoi3 daa2 bei2 nei5 aa1 。
    • I'll call you back later.
  4. Cantonese
    喂，向好𠮶方面谂吖嘛！至少你返工无迟到啦！
    喂，向好嗰方面諗吖嘛！至少你返工無遲到啦！
    wai3 ， hoeng3 hou3 go2 fong1 min6 nam2 aa1 maa3 ！ zi3 siu2 nei5 faan1 gung1 mou4 ci4 dou3 laa1 ！
    • Hey, look on the bright side! At least you were not late for work!
  5. Cantonese
    咁迟啲再见啦！
    咁遲啲再見啦！
    gam3 ci4 di1 zoi3 gin3 laa1 ！
    • See you later!
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    小明迟到俾风纪揪住咗。
    小明遲到俾風紀揪住咗。
    siu2 ming4 ci4 dou3 bei2 fung1 gei2 cau1 zyu6 zo2.
    • Siu Ming was caught by the Prefect for being late.
  2. Cantonese
    你咁后生，而家醒觉都未迟。
    你咁後生，而家醒覺都未遲。
    nei5 gam3 hau6 saang1, ji5 gaa1 sing2 gok3 dou1 mei6 ci4.
    • Young as you are, it is not too late to awaken now.
  3. Cantonese
    我迟咗少少嗟，佢就喺度阿支阿左。
    我遲咗少少嗟，佢就喺度阿支阿左。
    ngo5 ci4 zo2 siu2 siu2 ze1, keoi5 zau6 hai2 dou6 aa3 zi1 aa3 zo1.
    • I was just a bit late, but then she kept complaining.
  4. Cantonese
    呢个国家嘅政府腐败不堪，迟早畀人推翻。
    呢個國家嘅政府腐敗不堪，遲早畀人推翻。
    nei1 go3 gwok3 gaa1 ge3 zing3 fu2 fu6 baai6 bat1 ham1, ci4 zou2 bei2 jan4 teoi1 faan1.
    • The government of this country is so corrupted that it might fall at any time.
  5. Cantonese
    社运人士同公义一样，系一定会迟到嘅。
    社運人士同公義一樣，係一定會遲到嘅。
    se5 wan6 jan4 si6 tung4 gung1 ji6 jat1 joeng6, hai6 jat1 ding6 wui5 ci4 dou3 ge3.
    • Social activists are like justice: for sure they come late.
Examples (None)
  1. Cantonese
    佢地呢班叛逆，迟早会俾政府军队打败。
    佢地呢班叛逆，遲早會俾政府軍隊打敗。
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    住越近越容易迟到。
    住越近越容易遲到。
    zhù yuè jìn yuè róng yì chí dào ．
    • Those who live closer (to the destination) are more likely to be late.
  2. Mandarin
    这才叫做交相取乐，只是快活之极，妇人惟恐丢得迟，男子惟恐丢得早。要使男子越快活而越不丢；妇人越丢而越快活，这种房术最难，必须有修养的工夫到，再以药力助之，方才有这种乐处。
    這才叫做交相取樂，只是快活之極，婦人惟恐丟得遲，男子惟恐丟得早。要使男子越快活而越不丟；婦人越丟而越快活，這種房術最難，必須有修養的工夫到，再以藥力助之，方才有這種樂處。
    zhè cái jiào zuò jiāo xiàng qǔ yuè ， zhǐ shì kuài huó zhī jí ， fù rén wéi kǒng diū de chí ， nán zǐ wéi kǒng diū de zǎo ． yào shǐ nán zǐ yuè kuài huo ér yuè bù diū ； fù rén yuè diū ér yuè kuài huo ， zhè zhǒng fáng shù zuì nán ， bì xū yǒu xiū yǎng de gōng fu dào ， zài yǐ yào lì zhù zhī ， fāng cái yǒu zhè zhǒng yuè chù ．
    • X
  3. Mandarin
    推迟
    推遲
    tuī chí
    • to postpone
  4. Mandarin
    亡羊补牢，犹未迟也。
    亡羊補牢，猶未遲也。
    wáng yáng bǔ láo ， yóu wèi chí yě ．
    • Repairing a sheep pen only after a sheep is lost is not considered tardy.
  5. Cantonese
    成日衰迟到。
    成日衰遲到。
    sing4 jat6 seoi1 ci4 dou3.
    • He messes up all the time for being late.