How to say “be delayed” in Chinese
be delayed (transport)
“Be delayed” in Chinese is 晚点, wǎn diǎn: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
晚点 is read wǎn diǎn: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
Two third tones in a row: the first one is said as a second tone, but it is still written as a third.
How to write it
On the left, 日 “sun”.
At the bottom, 灬 “fire”.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “晚点”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 晚点. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 飞机晚点了一个小时fēijīwǎndiǎnleyígexiǎoshíThe plane was delayed by an hour.
More words from the lesson “Train, plane, ship”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “be delayed” in Chinese?
“Be delayed” in Chinese is 晚点, pinyin wǎndiǎn.
What does 晚点 mean?
晚点 (wǎndiǎn) means “be delayed (transport)”.
How do you write 晚点?
晚点 is 2 characters: 晚 (wǎn) — late, evening; 点 (diǎn) — dot; o'clock. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 晚点?
晚点 is read wǎndiǎn. Tones: wǎn — third tone, diǎn — third tone. The page has an audio recording.
“be delayed” in the lesson “Train, plane, ship”
This word is from the topic “City and travel” of HSK 3. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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