早晚 meaning in English
morning and evening; (in reference to sth that is bound to happen) sooner or later; one of these days
Meaning of 早晚
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- morning and evening
- (in reference to sth that is bound to happen) sooner or later; one of these days
- (coll.) (this, or that) point of time
- (dialect) at some time in the future
How to use 早晚
As an adverb, 早晚 says something is bound to happen eventually, often with 会 (huì). It can also mean morning and evening, as in taking medicine twice a day. Example: 他早晚会知道的。(Tā zǎowǎn huì zhīdào de.) He will find out sooner or later.
早 (zǎo) means early or morning and 晚 (wǎn) means late or evening. Put the two ends of the day together and you get morning and evening, or in time terms, sooner or later.
Common mistake: Learners often say 晚早 because English says "late or early" in some phrases, but the Chinese order is always 早晚. Also, 早晚 does not mean "every morning and every night" by itself. For a daily routine, say 每天早晚 (měitiān zǎowǎn).
早晚 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
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早 zǎo · early · 6 strokes
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晚 wǎn · evening · 11 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 早晚.
| 晚上 | wǎnshang | evening; night |
| 早上 | zǎoshang | early morning |
| 晚饭 | wǎnfàn | evening meal; dinner |
| 早饭 | zǎofàn | breakfast |
| 晚安 | wǎn'ān | Good night!; Good evening! |
| 早就 | zǎo jiù | already at an earlier time |
| 晚餐 | wǎncān | evening meal; dinner |
| 早餐 | zǎocān | breakfast |
| 早晨 | zǎochen | early morning; also pr. [zao3chen5] |
| 晚会 | wǎnhuì | evening party |
| 晚报 | wǎnbào | evening newspaper; (in a newspaper's name) Evening News |
| 早已 | zǎoyǐ | for a long time; long since; (dialect) in the past |
Questions about 早晚
What does 早晚 mean?
早晚 (zǎowǎn) means "morning and evening; (in reference to sth that is bound to happen) sooner or later; one of these days" and is used as a noun and adverb.
How do you write 早晚?
早晚 is made of 2 characters: 早 (6 strokes), 晚 (11 strokes). That is 17 strokes in total.
Is 早晚 an HSK word?
Yes. 早晚 is on the HSK 6 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
What is the difference between 早晚 and 迟早?
Both can mean sooner or later. 迟早 (chízǎo) only has this meaning and sounds a little more formal. 早晚 is more colloquial and can also literally mean morning and evening.
How do I use 早晚 to mean morning and evening?
Use it as a time word before the verb, often with 每天. For example, 每天早晚各吃一次药 (měitiān zǎowǎn gè chī yí cì yào) means take the medicine once in the morning and once in the evening every day.