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title: "Zaowan Meaning: 早晚 (zǎowǎn) Means “morning and evening”"
description: "早晚 (zǎowǎn) means “morning and evening”. Hear its tones, see what 早 and 晚 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/zaowan"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 早晚 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

早晚 zǎowǎn

## morning and evening

## It can also mean

- sooner or later

## Its characters

1. 早 zǎo morning
2. 晚 wǎn evening

## In a sentence

我每天早晚各刷一次牙。 I brush my teeth every morning and evening.

我**早晚**会抓住他。

From [煮酒论英雄 · Heroes Over Warm Wine](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/heroes-over-warm-wine-three-kingdoms-easy-chinese-4#library-word-522-524)

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## More words with 早 or 晚

- [傍晚 bàngwǎn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bangwan)
- [迟早 chízǎo](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chizao)
- [当晚 dàngwǎn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dangwan)
- [尽早 jǐnzǎo](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/jinzao)
- [晚安 wǎn’ān](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/wanan)
- [晚餐 wǎncān](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/wancan)
- [晚饭 wǎnfàn](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/wanfan)
- [晚会 wǎnhuì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/wanhui)
- [晚年 wǎnnián](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/wannian)
- [晚期 wǎnqī](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/wanqi)

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