迟到
HSK 3 (exam 2025)HSK 4 (2021)Old HSK 3
迟到 (chídào) · to be late
迟到 (chídào) means “to be late; to arrive late”. It is written with 2 characters: 迟 (late) + 到 (to arrive). It is an HSK 3 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 迟到 is built
The characters
迟 chí · late
What 迟 is made of
- 辶 — walking, moving
- 尺chǐ — one of the characters used to represent a musical note in gongche notation
- 尸shī — body
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 乚 — hook stroke
- 尸shī — body
Origin hint: 辶 gives the meaning, 尺 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
到 dào · to arrive
What 到 is made of
- 至zhì — reach
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 厶sī — private
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 刂dāo — knife
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 亅 — hook
Origin hint: 至 gives the meaning, 刂 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
我今天又迟到了。Wǒ jīntiān yòu chídào le.I was late again today.
明天上课别迟到！Míngtiān shàngkè bié chídào!Don't be late for class tomorrow!
Questions about 迟到
What does 迟到 mean?
迟到 (chídào) means “to be late; to arrive late”.
How do you pronounce 迟到?
迟到 is pronounced chídào.
Which HSK level is 迟到?
迟到 is in HSK 3 (exam 2025) and HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 3.
Related words
- 推迟tuīchíto postpone
- 迟早chízǎosooner or later
- 迟钝chídùnslow-witted
- 迟缓chíhuǎnslow
- 迟疑chíyíto hesitate
- 迟chílate
- 得到dédàoto get
- 回到huídàoto return to
- 看到kàndàoto see
- 来到láidàoto come to
Learn 迟到 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 95: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.