Chinese word dictionary

姗姗来迟

shān shān lái chí · to be late; to arrive slowly; to be slow in the coming

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Word information

Simplified姗姗来迟

Traditional姍姍來遲

Pinyinshān shān lái chí

Part of speechDictionary

HSK 3.0Not listed

HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

姗shān

to slander, to ridicule; to go slowly; graceful

姗shān

to slander, to ridicule; to go slowly; graceful

来lái

to arrive, to come, to return; in the future, later on

迟chí

tardy, slow, late; to delay

How to learn 姗姗来迟

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to come out; to appear; to arise

过来guòlái

to come over; to manage; to handle; to be able to take care of

回来huílái

to return; to come back

进来jìnlái

to come in

起来qǐlái

to stand up; to get up; also pr. [qi3lai2]

上来shànglái

to come up; to approach; (verb complement indicating success)