遲 | 787A45 52A.83-2 | 部居 | 畫數 15 | ㄔˊ [chi2] (*ㄓˋ [zhi4] ). | ||||||||
N | A surname. | |||||||||||
V | (*[zhi4])(AC only) to wait, hope: 遲帝還 wait for emperor to return. | |||||||||||
Adj | (1) Late, slow, -ly: 來遲了 arrive late; 我來遲了 sorry, I'm late; 悔之已遲 too late to repent. (2) Later: 遲些時 a few minutes later; 遲一日 one day later; 遲幾天 late a few days, or a few days later: 遲早 [chi2zao3]↓. (3) (Also *[zhi4]) toward (time): 遲旦,遲明 [chi2dan4], [chi2ming2]↓. (4) Slow of understanding: 遲鈍,遲疑 [chi2dun4], [chi2yi0]↓. | |||||||||||
Words | 1.遲遲 [chi2chi2], adj. & adv., (1) slow, -ly: 遲遲其行 slow to get started, go slowly; (2) leisurely, poised: 春日遲遲 the spring days pass leisurely; 威儀遲遲 (AC) poised, leisurely in manner. 2.遲旦 [chi2dan4] (*[zhi4dan4]), adv., (LL) toward dawn, daybreak. 3.遲鈍 [chi2dun4], adj., dull, slow-witted. 4.遲緩 [chi2huan0], adj., & adv., slow, -ly, sluggish, -ly, tardy, -ily. 5.遲回 [chi2hui2], v.i., to loiter, tarry, hesitate. 6.遲滯 [chi2zhi4], adj., slow (in progress, business); at crawling pace. 7.遲留 [chi2liu2], v.i., to loiter around; to stop over at place. 8.遲慢 [chi2man0], adj., slow in progress. 9.遲明 [chi2ming2] (*[zhi4ming2]), adv., (LL) see [chi2dan4]↑. 10.遲暮 [chi2mu4], adv., late in the day, toward sunset; toward year's end. 11.遲早 [chi2zao3], adv., sooner or later: 只是遲早問題 only a question of time. 12.遲誤 [chi2wu4], v.i., to procrastinate, cause missing of schedule. 13.遲延 [chi2yan0], v.i., & adj., postpone, drag on, slacken. 14.遲疑 [chi2yi0], adj., unable to decide. |