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迟早

chí zǎo

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word Traditional 遲早

迟早 (chí zǎo) means "sooner or later". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 迟早 means

1. sooner or later

The characters in 迟早

• 迟chílate; delayed; slow
• 早zǎoearly; morning; Good morning!

Example sentences

• 他迟早会后悔。
  He will regret it sooner or later.
• 迟早会知道的。
  It'll be known sooner or later.
• 我们迟早也会死。
  Wǒmen chízǎo yě huìsǐ.
  We will die sooner or later.
• 他迟早会回来的。
  He will come back sooner or later.
• 汤姆迟早会后悔。
  Tom will regret that sooner or later.
• 我们都迟早会死。
  We will all die, sooner or later.

Words containing 迟早

• 出来混迟早要还的chū lái hùn chí zǎo yào huán deif you live a life of crime, sooner or later you'll pay for it

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