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title: "Chidao Meaning: 迟到 (to be late) or 赤道 (equator)?"
description: "迟到 (traditional 遲到, chídào) means “to be late; to arrive late”. Not the chidao you heard? See 赤道. Hear its tones, see what 迟 and 到 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chidao"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 迟到 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

迟到 chídào

## to be late; to arrive late

## Its characters

1. 迟 chí late
2. 到 dào to arrive

## In a sentence

明天上课别迟到了。 Don't be late for class tomorrow.

两个人都没**迟到**，却又等了十分钟。

From [我们都到了却没见面 · Same Place Different Door](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/same-place-different-door#library-word-35-37)

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## Other words said chidao

- [赤道chìdàoequator](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E8%B5%A4%E9%81%93)

## More words with 迟 or 到

- [迟迟 chíchí](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chichi)
- [迟早 chízǎo](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chizao)
- [达到 dádào](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dadao)
- [到处 dàochù](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/daochu)
- [到达 dàodá](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/daoda)
- [到底 dàodǐ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/daodi)
- [到来 dàolái](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/daolai)
- [到期 dàoqī](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/daoqi)
- [到位 dàowèi](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/daowei)
- [得到 dédào](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dedao)

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