迟 chí
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 辶 — to walk
- Made of
- 辶 to walk 尺 ruler, tape-measure
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
迟迟
chíchí
for a long time; delayed; slow to happen
Character
Example phrases
- 配套资金迟迟不到位，使整个重建计划被迫延期。 Pèitào zījīn chíchí bú dàowèi, shǐ zhěnggè chóngjiàn jìhuà bèipò yánqī. The supporting funds remained delayed, forcing the entire reconstruction plan to be postponed.
- 他迟迟没有回复我的消息，我有点担心。 Tā chíchí méiyǒu huífù wǒ de xiāoxi, wǒ yǒudiǎn dānxīn. He still hasn't replied to my message, and I'm a bit worried.
- 春天迟迟不来，花园里的树还没发芽。 Chūntiān chíchí bù lái, huāyuán lǐ de shù hái méi fāyá. Spring is slow to come, and the trees in the garden haven't budded yet.
Related words
- 迟到 chídào to be late
- 推迟 tuīchí to postpone
- 迟 chí late
- 迟钝 chídùn slow-witted; dull; sluggish
- 迟缓 chíhuǎn slow; delayed; sluggish
- 迟疑 chíyí hesitant; to hesitate
- 迟早 chízǎo sooner or later
- 趁早 chènzǎo as early as possible; before it is too late
- 趁机 chènjī to seize the opportunity; taking advantage of the chance
- 即 jí immediately; namely; upon/once
- 凑巧 còuqiǎo coincidental; by chance
- 当即 dāngjí immediately; at once