迟 chí — slow; sluggish; dilatory; tardy; leisurely; unhurried; plodding
迟
Level 1 · Common HSK 3 #906
Traditional:
遲
chí chi2
Basic definition
adjective
Detailed explanation
- adjective (形声。本义:慢慢走)
- adjective walk slowly;slow e.g 迟滞 迟徐
- adjective slow;obtuse
- adjective hesitate to
- adjective late e.g 他来迟了 · 迟疾
- adjective early e.g 迟旦 · 迟明
- adjective long e.g 迟久
Related words
- 推迟 to postpone; to delay; to put off; to defer; to hold over; to reschedule
- 迟疑 to hesitate; to waver; to dither; irresolute; hesitant; indecisive; to hold back
- 迟迟 slowly; lingeringly; tardily
- 迟早 sooner or later; eventually; in the end; one day
- 迟到 to arrive late; to be late; tardiness; late arrival; running late; behind time
- 迟缓 slow; sluggish; tardy
- 迟钝 slow; obtuse; dull; sluggish; slow-witted; dense; insensitive; backward
- 延迟 to delay; to postpone; to defer
- 事不宜迟 the matter brooks no delay
- 凌迟 lingchi; death by a thousand cuts (an ancient cruel punishment)
- 姗姗来迟 to arrive late and unhurried; moving with leisurely slowness
- 迟延 to delay; to postpone; to detain
- 迟滞 sluggish; stagnant; retarded
- 迟暮 late afternoon; (fig.) old age; one's declining years
- 迟误 to delay; to be late and cause a hold-up
- 至迟 at the latest; no later than
- 迟慢 slow; sluggish and tardy
- 迟笨 slow-witted; dull