早晚

• 拼音: zǎo wǎn
• 汉字拆解: 早 = 日 (sun) + 十 — sun just risen; 晚 = 日 (sun) + 免 (exempt) — sun going down

含义

Morning and evening; sooner or later; eventually. Refers to daily times or the certainty of future events.

Has two main meanings: literally refers to morning and evening times of day, and figuratively means 'sooner or later' indicating inevitability. The adverbial use emphasizes that something will definitely happen, though the timing is uncertain.

例句

1. 这种不负责任的态度早晚会出问题的。
2. 老年人早晚都会在公园里锻炼身体。
3. 照他这样花钱，早晚得把积蓄花光。

用法指南

语境: daily life, predictions, warnings

语气: emphatic

正确说法

• 这事早晚会解决的。(This matter will be resolved sooner or later.)
• 她早晚起床都很准时。(She gets up punctually both morning and evening.)

错误说法

• 早晚五点。(For specific time, use 早上五点 or 晚上五点 — not 早晚)

起源与历史

Compound of 早 (early, morning) and 晚 (late, evening). When used figuratively, the contrast between early and late emphasizes the certainty rather than timing.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal