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
迟早
chízǎo
sooner or later
Characters in this word
Example phrases
- 如果企业长期忽视合规风险，迟早会在一次外部审计中暴露问题。 Rúguǒ qǐyè chángqī hūshì héguī fēngxiǎn, chízǎo huì zài yí cì wàibù shěnjì zhōng bàolù wèntí. If a company ignores compliance risks for a long time, problems will sooner or later be exposed in an external audit.
- 你不好好复习，迟早会考不及格。 Nǐ bù hǎohāo fùxí, chízǎo huì kǎo bù jígé. If you don't review properly, you'll fail the exam sooner or later.
- 这件事迟早要说清楚，躲是躲不过去的。 Zhè jiàn shì chízǎo yào shuō qīngchu, duǒ shì duǒ bù guòqù de. This has to be settled sooner or later; you can't dodge it.
Related words
- 迟到 chídào to be late
- 推迟 tuīchí to postpone
- 迟 chí late
- 迟迟 chíchí for a long time; delayed; slow to happen
- 迟钝 chídùn slow-witted; dull; sluggish
- 迟缓 chíhuǎn slow; delayed; sluggish
- 迟疑 chíyí hesitant; to hesitate
- 早 zǎo early; good morning
- 早饭 zǎofàn breakfast
- 早上 zǎoshang morning
- 早餐 zǎocān breakfast
- 早晨 zǎochén morning