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title: "Chizao Meaning: 迟早 (chízǎo) Means “sooner or later”"
description: "迟早 (traditional 遲早, chízǎo) means “sooner or later”. Hear its tones, see what 迟 and 早 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chizao"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 迟早 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

迟早 chízǎo

## sooner or later

## Its characters

1. 迟 chí late
2. 早 zǎo early

## In a sentence

这件事他迟早会知道的。 He'll find out about this sooner or later.

[More about 迟早](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E8%BF%9F%E6%97%A9)

## More words with 迟 or 早

- [迟迟 chíchí](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chichi)
- [迟到 chídào](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chidao)
- [尽早 jǐnzǎo](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jinzao)
- [推迟 tuīchí](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/tuichi)
- [一早 yīzǎo](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/yizao)
- [早餐 zǎocān](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/zaocan)
- [早晨 zǎochen](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/zaochen)
- [早饭 zǎofàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/zaofan)
- [早年 zǎonián](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/zaonian)
- [早期 zǎoqī](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/zaoqi)

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