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迟到chídàoto be late

Theme
Verbs
Level
HSK 3
Strokes
15
Characters
2

How 迟到 is written

Stroke order matters: it sets the proportions of the character and how a reader will parse it. In the trainer these same boxes reject a stroke drawn out of turn.

迟 — 7 strokes, in writing order from left to right.
到 — 8 strokes, in writing order from left to right.

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Examples

他今天迟到了。

Tā jīntiān chídào le.

He was late today.

  • 他tāhe
  • 今天jīntiāntoday
  • 迟到chídàoto be late
  • 了lecompleted action marker

你不要迟到。

Nǐ bù yào chídào.

Don't be late.

  • 你nǐyou
  • 不bùno
  • 要yàoto want; must
  • 迟到chídàoto be late

Not to be confused with

Characters that look or sound alike. The trainer mixes them into the answer options for exactly that reason — so the difference sticks.

  • 赤道
  • 遇到
  • 推迟