早晚 zǎowǎn morning and evening
morning and evening; (in reference to something that is bound to happen) sooner or later; one of these days; (colloquial) (this, or that) point of time; (dialect) at some time in the future
How to remember 早晚: 早 early + 晚 evening = morning and evening.
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How it is used
- Literally "morning and evening," but most useful as "sooner or later" - 你早晚会后悔 (nǐ zǎowǎn huì hòuhuǐ) you'll regret it sooner or later.
- In this idiomatic sense it carries a warning or prediction that something is bound to happen; distinct from 迟早 (chízǎo), a near-synonym used the same way.
Example sentences
- 每天早晚，我给我的猫喂食。 Měitiān zǎowǎn, wǒ gěi wǒ de māo wèishí.I feed my cat every morning and every evening.