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之后

zhī hòu · zhi hou

Traditional 之後

HSK 4

Meaning

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  1. after; behind
  2. (at the beginning of a sentence) afterwards; since then
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Movies after work

  1. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)下班(xiàbān)之后(zhīhòu)想(xiǎng)做(zuò)什么(shénme)？

    What do you want to do after work?

  2. Liangliang

    下班(xiàbān)之后(zhīhòu)我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)去(qù)看(kàn)电影(diànyǐng)。

    After work I want to go and see a movie.

  3. Dengdeng

    看完(kànwán)电影(diànyǐng)之后(zhīhòu)呢(ne)？

    And after the movie?

  4. Liangliang

    之后(zhīhòu)我(wǒ)回家(huíjiā)，打开(dǎkāi)电脑(diànnǎo)，再(zài)看(kàn)一个(yīgè)电影(diànyǐng)。

    After that I go home, turn on the computer, and watch another movie.

  5. Dengdeng

    看完(kànwán)电影(diànyǐng)之后(zhīhòu)又(yòu)看(kàn)电影(diànyǐng)？你(nǐ)也(yě)太(tài)爱(ài)看(kàn)电影(diànyǐng)了(le)！

    Watch a movie after a movie? You love movies way too much!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

晚(wǎn)餐(cān)之(zhī)后(hòu)你(nǐ)才(cái)可(kě)以(yǐ)看(kàn)电(diàn)视(shì)。

You can watch TV after supper.

Tatoeba: Chinese by tsayng · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

他(tā)先(xiān)去(qù)了(le)北(běi)京(jīng)，之(zhī)后(hòu)又(yòu)去(qù)了(le)上(shàng)海(hǎi)。

He first went to Beijing, and afterwards went to Shanghai.

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