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今后

jīn hòu · jin hou

Traditional 今後

HSK 2

Meaning

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  1. hereafter
  2. henceforth
  3. in the future
  4. from now on
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The missing yogurt

  1. Liangliang

    灯灯(dēngdēng)，冰箱(bīngxiāng)里(lǐ)的(de)酸奶(suānnǎi)是不是(shìbùshì)你(nǐ)喝(hē)了(le)？

    Dengdeng, did you drink the yogurt in the fridge?

  2. Dengdeng

    对不起(duìbuqǐ)，今后(jīnhòu)我(wǒ)先(xiān)问(wèn)你(nǐ)。

    Sorry. From now on I will ask you first.

  3. Liangliang

    好(hǎo)，今后(jīnhòu)喝(hē)别人(biéren)的(de)东西(dōngxi)都(dōu)要(yào)先(xiān)问(wèn)。

    Okay. From now on, ask first before drinking others' things.

  4. Dengdeng

    那(nà)今后(jīnhòu)我(wǒ)的(de)饼干(bǐnggān)，你(nǐ)也(yě)要(yào)先(xiān)问(wèn)。

    Then from now on you also ask first about my cookies.

  5. Liangliang

    好(hǎo)，我(wǒ)现在(xiànzài)就(jiù)问(wèn)，我(wǒ)可以(kěyǐ)吃(chī)你(nǐ)的(de)饼干(bǐnggān)吗(ma)？

    Okay, I ask now: may I eat your cookies?

  6. Dengdeng

    可以(kěyǐ)，不过(bùguò)我(wǒ)今天(jīntiān)早上(zǎoshang)已经(yǐjīng)吃完(chīwán)了(le)。

    Sure, but I already finished it this morning.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

我(wǒ)对(duì)自(zì)己(jǐ)发(fā)誓(shì)今(jīn)后(hòu)不(bú)会(huì)再(zài)那(nà)么(me)做(zuò)。

I promised myself that I would never do that again.

Tatoeba: Chinese by basilhan · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

今(jīn)后(hòu)我(wǒ)们(men)要(yào)更(gèng)加(jiā)注(zhù)意(yì)保(bǎo)护(hù)环(huán)境(jìng)。

From now on, we need to pay more attention to protecting the environment.

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今
jīn

now; the present time

后
hòu

back; behind

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