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晚点
wǎndiǎn
Description
"晚点"有两个意思。一个是火车、飞机比原来的时间晚到,另一个是口语里说的"晚一点",就是过一会儿再做某件事。
"晚点" has two meanings. One is when a train or plane arrives later than the original time; the other, in spoken language, means "a little later," that is, doing something after a short while.
Meanings
晚点wǎndiǎn
to be late (of trains, planes, buses)
火车晚点了半个小时。
The train was half an hour late.
晚点wǎndiǎn
a bit later; later on
我晚点再给你打电话。
I'll call you later.
Related words
Notes
- Etymology
晚 (late) + 点 (scheduled time/point), literally "late from the point".
- Nuance
the "later on" sense is casual and colloquial, common in daily speech.
In videos
“那如果说我就是晚点睡，”
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