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事后

shì hòu · shi hou

Traditional 事後

HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. after the event
  2. in hindsight
  3. in retrospect
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Chess in the park

  1. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)输(shū)了(le)。事后(shìhòu)想想(xiǎngxiǎng)，我(wǒ)应该(yīnggāi)走(zǒu)那(nà)一步(yībù)。

    I lost. Thinking about it afterwards, I should have made that move.

  2. Dengdeng

    事后(shìhòu)谁(shéi)都(dōu)会(huì)想到(xiǎngdào)。

    Afterwards anyone can think of it.

  3. Liangliang

    这(zhè)就(jiù)叫(jiào)事后(shìhòu)诸葛亮(zhūgěliàng)，对(duì)吧(ba)？

    This is called being wise after the event, right?

  4. Dengdeng

    对(duì)，比赛(bǐsài)时(shí)你(nǐ)想(xiǎng)不(bù)到(dào)，事后(shìhòu)你(nǐ)是(shì)诸葛亮(zhūgěliàng)。

    Yes. During the game you cannot think of it, but afterwards you are a genius.

  5. Liangliang

    那(nà)再(zài)来(lái)一盘(yīpán)，我(wǒ)现在(xiànzài)就(jiù)是(shì)诸葛亮(zhūgěliàng)！

    Then one more game. I am a genius now!

  6. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)啊(a)！十(shí)分钟(fēnzhōng)后(hòu)，诸葛亮(zhūgěliàng)又(yòu)要(yào)事后(shìhòu)想(xiǎng)了(le)。

    Okay! In ten minutes, our genius will be thinking afterwards again.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

事(shì)后(hòu)他(tā)才(cái)意(yì)识(shí)到(dào)自(zì)己(jǐ)犯(fàn)了(le)一(yí)个(gè)大(dà)错(cuò)。

Only afterward did he realize he had made a big mistake.

02

事(shì)后(hòu)诸(zhū)葛(gě)亮(liàng)很(hěn)容(róng)易(yì)，事(shì)前(qián)预(yù)见(jiàn)却(què)很(hěn)难(nán)。

It is easy to be wise after the event, but hard to foresee it beforehand.

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