🏃 Don't be late!

Unit 9 · The city & getting around (HSK 3) · 8 min

我们九点开会，别迟到 "Meeting at nine — don't be late." 路上堵车，我很着急 "Traffic jam, I'm anxious." 别着急，我马上到，等我一会儿 "Don't worry, I'll be right there, wait a moment."

Words in this lesson

• 迟到 (chí dào) — to be late
• 堵车 (dǔ chē) — traffic jam
• 着急 (zháo jí) — anxious; in a hurry
• 马上 (mǎ shàng) — right away
• 一会儿 (yí huìr) — a moment
• 到 (dào) — to arrive

Cairo traffic peaks at rush hour; leave early for appointments.

Project: Write a Chinese text saying you'll be ten minutes late and why.