迟迟

• 拼音: chí chí
• 汉字拆解: 迟 = 辶 (movement) + 尺 (ruler, phonetic) = late/slow. Reduplicated for emphasis.

含义

Slowly; tardily; for a long time without result. Indicating prolonged delay.

An adverb emphasizing that something expected has not happened for a long time. Often used with negative expressions to show frustration or concern about delays.

例句

1. 他迟迟不肯做出决定，让大家都很着急。
2. 快递迟迟没到，我打电话去问了一下。
3. 改革方案迟迟没有落实。

用法指南

语境: delay, waiting, frustration

语气: impatient

正确说法

• 消息迟迟没有传来。(The news has been slow in coming.)
• 他迟迟不肯开口。(He kept hesitating to speak.)

错误说法

• 他迟迟到了 (迟迟 modifies 'not happening,' not 'happening' — use 很晚才 instead)

起源与历史

Reduplication of 迟 (late/slow) for emphasis. The doubling intensifies the sense of prolonged waiting or delay.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal