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姗姗来迟

shān shān lái chídictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to be late / to arrive slowly / to be slow in the coming
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-b3237b14a54c2268. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

姍姍來遲 姗姗来迟 [shan1 shan1 lai2 chi2] /to be late/to arrive slowly/to be slow in the coming/

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Reference information

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Other forms in these source records: 姍姍來遲

  • 姗
    shān

    used in 姍姍|姗姗[shān shān]

  • 姗
    shān

    used in 姍姍|姗姗[shān shān]

  • 来
    lái

    to come / (used as a substitute for a more specific verb) / hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來|回来[huí lai]) / ever since (as in 自古以來|自古以来[zì gǔ yǐ lái]) / for the past (amount of time) / (prefix) the coming ... / the next ... (as in 來世|来世[lái shì]) / (between two verbs) in order to / (after a round number) approximately / (used after 得[dé] to indicate possibility, as in 談得來|谈得来[tán de lái], or after 不[bù] to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來|吃不来[chī bu lái])

  • 迟
    chí

    late / delayed / slow

    Chí

    surname Chi

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.