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TSUMUGU · TOCFL A2 (est.) · 詞
遲到 word · TOCFL A2 (est.)
遲到 ＝ 遲 ＋ 到
ㄔˊ ㄉㄠˋ · chídào
verb — to be late, to arrive late

字源 FORM — what the parts do

遲late, slow (遲緩)chí
到to arrive (到達)dào
遲到，遲緩的遲，到達的到。
關 · Related
準時zhǔnshíon time — the opposite of 遲到早退zǎotuìto leave early — the other end of the workday pair