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迟
chí
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English Definitionlate; delayed; slow; (Chinese surname)
Simplified Script迟
Traditional Script遲
Pinyinchí
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(After Tone Sandhi)		Same
Zhuyin (Bopomofo) ㄔˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping)ci4
Part of Speech(形) adjective
Proficiency Test LevelHSK.v3=5 TOCFL=6

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Words With Same Head Word    
迟到chídàoto arrive late
迟早chízǎosooner or later
迟钝chídùnslow in one's reactions; sluggish (in movement or thought)
迟迟chíchílate (with a task etc); slow
迟疑chíyíto hesitate
Words With Same Tail Word    
延迟yánchíto delay; to postpone; to keep putting something off; to procrastinate; (computing) to lag
推迟tuīchíto postpone; to put off; to defer
迟迟chíchílate (with a task etc); slow
姗姗来迟shānshān lái chíto be late; to arrive slowly; to be slow in the coming
尉迟yùchí(Chinese surname)
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