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迟迟 (chí chí) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 7

迟迟 (chí chí) is a Chinese word: late; slowly; long delayed. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 迟迟

副 fù adverb

late; slowly; long delayed

问题迟迟得不到解决。

wèn tí chí chí dé bù dào jiě jué

The problem has not been solved for a long time.

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Word breakdown

迟 chí — late; delayed (first instance establishing the concept)

迟 chí — late; delayed (reduplication emphasizing prolonged delay)

Structure & writing
1 迟 chí — slow, sluggish

迟 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

1.1 辶 chuò — walk/movement radical, indicating motion or walking
辶 is a component in 68 characters
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1.2 尺 chǐ — chi, a traditional Chinese unit of length (≈33.33 cm; 10 寸 = 1 尺, 10 尺 = 1 丈)
尺 is a component in 3 characters

Stroke order

2 迟 chí — slow, sluggish

迟 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

2.1 辶 chuò — walk/movement radical, indicating motion or walking
辶 is a component in 68 characters
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2.2 尺 chǐ — chi, a traditional Chinese unit of length (≈33.33 cm; 10 寸 = 1 尺, 10 尺 = 1 丈)
尺 is a component in 3 characters

Stroke order