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chídào

迟到chídàochídào
to be late
FromLesson 7inHardcore Chinese
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Usages of chídào

明天míngtiān　我们wǒmen　提前tíqián　十shí　分钟fēnzhōng　出发chūfā，　就jiù　不bú　会huì　迟到chídào　了le。míngtiān wǒmen tíqián shí fēnzhōng chūfā, jiù bú huì chídào le.
Tomorrow we'll set off ten minutes early, then we won't be late.
今天jīntiān　八bā　点diǎn　半bàn　的de　电影diànyǐng　票piào　比较bǐjiào　便宜piányi，　别bié　迟到chídào。jīntiān bā diǎn bàn de diànyǐng piào bǐjiào piányi, bié chídào.
Today's eight-thirty movie tickets are relatively cheap; don't be late.
她Tā　今天jīntiān　又yòu　忘记wàngjì　带dài　手机shǒujī，　又yòu　迟到chídào　了le。Tā jīntiān yòu wàngjì dài shǒujī, yòu chídào le.
Today she both forgot her phone and was late.

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