迟到 chí dào to arrive late Example sentences 他上班迟到了。 tā shàngbān chídào le. She is late for work 上汉语课的时候,不可以迟到。 shàng hànyǔ kè de shíhou, bù kěyǐ chídào. You cannot be late for the Chinese class 我迟到是因为路上堵车。 wǒ chídào shì yīnwèi lùshang dǔchē. I was late because of a traffic jam 现在堵车堵得很严重,我觉得我今天上班会迟到。 xiànzài dǔchē dǔ de hěn yánzhòng, wǒ juéde wǒ jīntiān shàngbān huì chídào. Currently, the traffic jam is very serious, I think I will be late to work today