HSK 5 HSK V7-9
Correct

迟早

/ chí zǎo  /
Strokes

Collocation

1
迟早得(děi)去
2
迟早会发生
3
迟早会来的
4
迟早会发现的
5
迟早会知道
6
迟早得(děi) 后悔
7
迟早要解决

Definition

迟早 is an Adverb, which means[ sooner or later; somebody in the future].

 

 

Example

As an Adverb.
1
Zhège
这个
wèn
问题
chízǎo
迟早
huì
jiějué
解决
de
  

The problem will be solved sooner or later.

2
xiànzài
现在
hǎohǎo
好好
xué
学习
  
,
chízǎo
迟早
huì
hòuhuǐ
后悔
de
  

If you don't study well now, sooner or later you will regret it.

3
huàshuō
俗话说
  
:
  hǎoshìchū
好事不出门
mén
,
  huài
坏事
shì
chuán
qiān
,
  
  
zhè
jiànshì
大家
jiā
迟早
chí
zǎo
huì
知道
zhī
dào

As the saying goes: "Good things don't go out, bad things spread far and wide", this matter will be known sooner or later.

4
Biè
dānxīn
担心
  
,
fángzi
房子
de
shìr  
事儿
chízǎo
迟早
yào
jiějué
解决
de
  

Don't worry, the house thing will be solved sooner or later.

Teaching Skill

迟早 vs 早晚

迟早 chí zǎo  [ adverb]  sooner or later;somebody in the future

早晚 zǎo wǎn [ noun ] morning and evening  /  [ adverb]  sooner or later

用法对比:副词“迟早”和“早晚”都表示事情和行动或早或晚发生或结束的意思。但是,“早晚”还有名词的用法,“迟早”没有名词的用法。

Examples:

(1)你现在不好好学习,迟早会后悔的。(=你现在不好好学习,早晚会后悔的。)

(2)俗话说:“好事不出门,坏事传千里”,这件事大家迟早都会知道的。(=早晚)

(3)别担心,房子的事儿迟早要解决的。(=早晚)

note: 

we can say : 这药早晚各一次,一次吃两粒。(ok )

we can't say: 这药迟早各一次,一次吃两粒。(X)

we can say :现在早晚有点儿冷,一定要注意保暖。(ok)

we can't say:现在迟早有点儿冷,一定要注意保暖。(X)
 

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