# 迟迟 (chíchí)

In Mandarin Chinese, 迟迟 (chíchí) means “slow to act; late; tardy”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: slow to act; late; tardy
- Pinyin: chíchí (chi2 chi2)
- Traditional: 遲遲
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 公交车迟迟没有开过来。
  Gōngjiāochē chíchí méiyǒu kāi guòlái.
  The bus was late in arriving.

## Characters

- [迟](https://hanziro.com/word/chi-late/) (chí): late; delayed

https://hanziro.com/word/chi-chi-slow-act/

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