C4/W3/V5 Correct 迟 / chí / Strokes Collocation 1 迟到 2 太迟了 3 事不宜迟 Definition 迟 is an Adjective, which means[ late/delayed/slow]. Example As an Adjective 1 Tā 他 de 的 bìng 病 fā xiàn 发现 yǐ hòu 以后 yǐ jīng 已经 tài 太 chí 迟 le 了 。 Copy Pinyin Sentence It was too late for his illness to be discovered.