Chinese word dictionary

晚点

wǎndiǎn · (of trains etc) late; delayed; behind schedule; light dinner

Practice word

Word information

Simplified晚点

Traditional晚點

Pinyinwǎndiǎn

Part of speech动

HSK 3.03

HSK 2.0Not listed

Character breakdown

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

晚wǎn

night, evening; late

点diǎn

dot, point, speck

How to learn 晚点

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

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Words with the same characters

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点diǎn

to touch briefly; to tap; to mark with a dot; to check off (on a list); to order (food etc); to select; to mention; to bring up (a topic or person); to hint at; to imply; to administer (eye medicine etc) in drops; to light (a fire, a lamp etc); to ignite; to nod (one's head) in agreement; to beckon by moving (one's hand) up and down; point; dot; spot; speck; dot stroke in Chinese characters; (math.) decimal point; point in time or space; (after a number) o'clock; a small amount; a bit; (after a verb or adjective) a bit more; classifier for small amounts

点diǎn

point; dot; drop; speck; o'clock

晚wǎn

evening; night; late

晚饭wǎnfàn

evening meal; dinner; supper; CL:份[fen4],頓|顿[dun4],次[ci4],餐[can1]

晚上wǎnshang

evening; night; CL:個|个[ge4]; in the evening

一点儿yìdiǎnr

erhua variant of 一點|一点[yi1 dian3]