遲到 [迟－]

Jyutping ci4 dou3
Pinyin chí dào

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to arrive late
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 動詞
    遲過​約定​或者​規​定​嘅​時​間​去​到​嗰​個​地方
    to be late (to arrive)
    • 遲到十分鐘
      迟到十分钟
      ci4 dou3 sap6 fan1 zung1
      to be late for 10 minutes
    • 遲到好過冇到
      迟到好过冇到
      ci4 dou3 hou2 gwo3 mou5 dou3
      better late than absent; better late than never
    • 佢今朝返學遲到。
      佢今朝返学迟到。
      keoi5 gam1 ziu1 faan1 hok6 ci4 dou3.
      He was late to arrive at school this morning.
    • 唔好意思，我會遲到。
      唔好意思，我会迟到。
      m4 hou2 ji3 si3, ngo5 wui5 ci4 dou3.
      I'll be late. Sorry.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb
    to arrive late
    (syn.) 晏到
    • 宣佈比賽後遲到10分鐘之內，警告一次，罰扣10分。
      宣布比赛后迟到10分钟之内，警告一次，罚扣10分。
      xuān bù bǐ sài hòu chí dào １０ fēn zhōng zhī nèi ， jǐng gào yī cì ， fá kòu １０ fēn ．
      If you arrive late by less than 10 minutes from when it is announced (that the games have started), you will be warned once, and docked 10 minutes.
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 四级词汇表 #95
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
    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.
  4. Mandarin
    他昨天上学迟到了。
    他昨天上學遲到了。
    tā zuó tiān shàng xué chí dào le 。
    • He was late for school yesterday.
  5. Mandarin
    他上学很可能会迟到。
    他上學很可能會遲到。
    tā shàng xué hěn kě néng huì chí dào 。
    • He is likely to be late for school.
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
    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!
  4. Cantonese
    快啲啦，如果唔系我哋就迟到㗎喇。
    快啲啦，如果唔係我哋就遲到㗎喇。
    faai3 di1 laa1 ， jyu4 gwo2 m4 hai6 ngo5 dei2 zau6 ci4 dou3 gaa3 laa3 。
    • Hurry up, or we'll be late.
  5. Cantonese
    我因为呢场雨所以迟到啊。
    我因為呢場雨所以遲到啊。
    ngo5 jan1 wai6 nei4 coeng4 jyu5 so2 ji5 ci4 dou3 aa1 。
    • I was late because of the rain.
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
    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.
  3. Cantonese
    你自己都成日迟到，有咩资格话我？
    你自己都成日遲到，有咩資格話我？
    nei5 zi6 gei2 dou1 seng4 jat6 ci4 dou3, jau5 me1 zi1 gaak3 waa6 ngo5?
    • You are always late, how can you lecture me about punctuality?
  4. Cantonese
    行快啲啦，迟到喇！
    行快啲啦，遲到喇！
    haang4 faai3 di1 laa1, ci4 dou3 laa3!
    • Walk faster. We are late!
  5. Cantonese
    我今朝走咗架车，搞到返工迟到。食饭果阵，去亲边间餐厅都无位。买外卖又俾人撞跌盒饭，真系黑过墨斗。
    我今朝走咗架車，搞到返工遲到。食飯果陣，去親邊間餐廳都無位。買外賣又俾人撞跌盒飯，真係黑過墨斗。
    • I missed my bus this morning and was late at work. Every restaurant I wanted to have lunch in was full. On top of that, someone bumped into me and knocked my takeoff to the ground, how unlucky can I be?
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. 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.
  3. Mandarin
    我们迟到是谁的过失？
    我們遲到是誰的過失？
    wǒ men chí dào shì shéi de guò shī ？
    • Whose fault is it that we are late?
  4. Mandarin
    我怕我们要迟到了。
    我怕我們要遲到了。
    wǒ pà wǒ men yào chí dào le ．
    • I fear that we will be late.
  5. Mandarin
    迟到
    遲到
    chí dào
    • to arrive late