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晚点

wǎndiǎn

to be late; to be delayed

HSK 4 · Topic “On the road”
A person running for a bus
Memory picture

Characters in this word

晚 wǎn

Strokes
11
Radical
日 — sun
Made of
日 sun 免 to spare, to excuse from
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

点 diǎn

Strokes
9
Radical
灬 — fire
Made of
占 to divine 灬 fire
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound

Example phrases

  • 火车晚点了。 Huǒchē wǎn diǎn le. The train is delayed.
  • 今天飞机晚点。 Jīntiān fēijī wǎn diǎn. The plane is delayed today.
  • 我可能晚点到。 Wǒ kěnéng wǎn diǎn dào. I may arrive late.

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