How to Say ‘At the latest’ in Traditional Chinese
最晚
zuì wǎn
[zway wahn]
💬 Usage Tip: [最晚] means the latest acceptable time, often before a deadline: [最晚五點前] "by 5 at the latest." The matching opposite is [最早], as in [最早幾點可以到？] "what's the earliest time I can arrive?"
Phrase Breakdown
最
zuì
[zway]
most; -est
Used to form the superlative, such as earliest, latest, biggest, or smallest.
最晚通知的客人可能會被收費。
Customers who notify the latest may be charged.
晚
wǎn
[wahn]
late
Describes something happening late in time.
你不要太晚取消訂位。
Don’t cancel the reservation too late.
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