Chinese phrase
迟交要通知老师吗？ chí jiāo yào tōng zhī lǎo shī ma
Meaning
Do I need to tell the professor if my submission is late?
When to use it
Asks if a professor needs to know about a late submission. It is a polite, practical question about what to do.
Example dialogue
教授，迟交要通知老师吗？ jiào shòu chí jiāo yào tōng zhī lǎo shī ma
Professor, do I need to tell you if my submission is late?
有特殊情况要提前说明，我们再看能不能延长截止日期。 yǒu tè shū qíng kuàng yào tí qián shuō míng wǒ men zài kàn néng bù néng yán cháng jié zhǐ rì qī
If there is a special reason, please explain it in advance, and then we will see whether we can extend the deadline.