他到了九點才回來。

He did not come back until nine o'clock.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

1 他 tā
  1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his
  2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 tārì and 他人 tārén)
2 到了 dàoliǎo
  1. at last
  2. finally
  3. in the end
3 九點 jiǔdiǎn nine o'clock
=4 才 cái
  1. ability; talent
  2. sb of a certain type
  3. a capable individual
  4. then and only then
  5. just now
  6. (before an expression of quantity) only
=4 才 cái
  1. (variant of 才 cái) just now
  2. (variant of 才 cái) (before an expression of quantity) only
=5 回來 huílai to return; to come back
=5 回來 huílái
  1. (to come or bring) back (used after a verb to indicate direction towards the speaker)
  2. back (used after a verb to indicate direction towards the speaker)
  3. to return; to come back; to be back