Memory phrase (Mnemonic) for: 迟


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Meaning

late, delayed, slow

Pronunciation

chí

Explanation

Left: movement , right: Chinese foot (30.3 cm) = a person [with belly ] who puts one foot in front of the other when measuring that distance.

Mnemonic

If you only put one foot in front of the other when moving, you are slow and it will be late.

Radicals

movement(In some cases this radical is used, but the mnemonics are the same.)
chin. foot
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Vocabulary

延迟 yán chí to delay; to postpone; to keep putting sth off; to procrastinate
推迟 tuī chí to postpone; to put off; to defer
迟缓 chí huǎn slow; sluggish
迟暮 chí mù past one's prime
迟钝 chí dùn slow (witted); stupid
姗姗来迟 shān shān lái chí to be late; to arrive slowly; to be slow in the coming


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