Chinese word

最晚

Pronunciation

Pinyinzuì wǎn

Meaning

  • adverbat the latest

Example

我最晚晚上十点到。wǒ zuì wǎn wǎn shàng shí diǎn dào

I arrive at 10 p.m. at the latest.

Illustration for 最晚 (at the latest)

More examples

请在最晚明天中午之前把文件发给我。qǐng zài zuì wǎn míng tiān zhōng wǔ zhī qián bǎ wén jiàn fā gěi wǒ

Please send me the file by noon tomorrow at the latest.

Core concept

A time limit that allows an action to happen up to its farthest acceptable moment.

Common phrases

  • 最晚什么时候到zuì wǎn shén me shí hòu dào

    when to arrive at the latest

  • 最晚明天中午之前zuì wǎn míng tiān zhōng wǔ zhī qián

    by noon tomorrow at the latest

  • 最晚一周内zuì wǎn yì zhōu nèi

    within a week at the latest

Similar words

最迟zuì chí: Shows the last possible time for an action within a set schedule.
顶多dǐng duō: Places a conversational upper limit on a quantity or period of time.
至多zhì duō: States a formal upper limit on a quantity or period of time.

Definition in Chinese

表示某事不晚于指定时间，即“到那个时间为止都可以”，常用于到达、提交或开始的时间说明。biǎo shì mǒu shì bù wǎn yú zhǐ dìng shí jiān jí dào nà ge shí jiān wéi zhǐ dōu ké yǐ cháng yòng yú dào dá tí jiāo huò kāi shǐ de shí jiān shuō míng

Word origin

最 (zuì, "most") + 晚 (wǎn, "late") forms a word for the latest point allowed by a schedule.

Usage tips

  • English latest can also refer to something most recent, but this Chinese adverb is used with schedules to set an outer time limit.

Opposites

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