迟早 (chízǎo) · sooner or later

迟早 (chízǎo) means “sooner or later”. It is written with 2 characters: 迟 (late) + 早 (early). It is an old HSK 5 word (HSK 2.0).

How 迟早 is built

What 迟 is made of

辶 — walking, moving
尺chǐ — one of the characters used to represent a musical note in gongche notation
- 尸shī — body
  - 丿 — falling stroke
- 乚 — hook stroke

Origin hint: 辶 gives the meaning, 尺 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)

What 早 is made of

日rì — sun; day
- 口kǒu — mouth
  - 冂 — frame
  - 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke

Origin hint: The first rays 十 of the sun 日 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)

这件事迟早会解决的。Zhè jiàn shì chízǎo huì jiějué de.This matter will be solved sooner or later.

你迟早会明白的。Nǐ chízǎo huì míngbai de.You will understand sooner or later.

What does 迟早 mean?

迟早 (chízǎo) means “sooner or later”.

How do you pronounce 迟早?

迟早 is pronounced chízǎo.

Which HSK level is 迟早?

迟早 is in Old HSK 5.

Learn 迟早 with its group

It is part of Old HSK 5 · Group 13: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.