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.
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