早晚

zǎo wǎn · zao wan

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

CC-CEDICT
  1. morning and evening
  2. (in reference to sth that is bound to happen) sooner or later; one of these days
  3. (coll.) (this, or that) point of time
  4. (dialect) at some time in the future

In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)脾(pí)气(qi)这(zhè)么(me)坏(huài),早(zǎo)晚(wǎn)会(huì)惹(rě)麻(má)烦(fan)。

His quick temper will get him in trouble one day.

Tatoeba: Chinese by nickyeow · English by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

没(méi)工(gōng)夫(fu)休(xiū)息(xi)的(de)人(rén),早(zǎo)晚(wǎn)会(huì)有(yǒu)工(gōng)夫(fu)生(shēng)病(bìng)的(de)。

People who cannot find time for recreation are obliged sooner or later to find time for illness.

Tatoeba: Chinese by jiangche · English by Orava · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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