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以后

yǐ hòu · yi hou

Traditional 以後

HSK 2Old HSK 3

Meaning

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  1. after
  2. later
  3. afterwards
  4. following
  5. later on
  6. in the future
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A teahouse of his own

  1. Leon

    我(wǒ)以后(yǐhòu)想(xiǎng)在(zài)中国(zhōngguó)开(kāi)一家(yījiā)茶馆(cháguǎn)。

    In the future I want to open a teahouse in China.

  2. Dengdeng

    太好了(tàihǎole)！以后(yǐhòu)我(wǒ)天天(tiāntiān)去(qù)喝茶(hēchá)。

    Great! Later I'll go every day to drink tea.

  3. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)会(huì)泡茶(pàochá)吗(ma)？

    Can you make tea?

  4. Leon

    现在(xiànzài)不会(bùhuì)，以后(yǐhòu)会(huì)学(xué)的(de)。

    Not now, but I will learn later.

  5. Dengdeng

    茶馆(cháguǎn)开(kāi)了(le)以后(yǐhòu)，我们(wǒmen)是(shì)第一个(dìyīgè)客人(kèrén)吗(ma)？

    After the teahouse opens, will we be the first customers?

  6. Leon

    你们(nǐmen)先(xiān)教(jiāo)我(wǒ)吧(ba)，以后(yǐhòu)我(wǒ)请(qǐng)你们(nǐmen)喝茶(hēchá)。

    Teach me first, and later I'll treat you to tea.

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2 examples
01

大(dà)学(xué)毕(bì)业(yè)以(yǐ)后(hòu)我(wǒ)也(yě)想(xiǎng)考(kǎo)研(yán)究(jiū)生(shēng)。

After I graduate, I'd like to take the graduate school entrance examination.

Tatoeba: Chinese by bailujia · English by Blair0113 · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

杰(jié)夫(fū)找(zhǎo)了(le)三(sān)个(gè)月(yuè)以(yǐ)后(hòu)才(cái)找(zhǎo)到(dào)了(le)一(yí)份(fèn)工(gōng)作(zuò)。

Jeff searched for three months before he found a job.

Tatoeba: Chinese by ednorog · English by CN · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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以
yǐ

to use; by means of

后
hòu

back; behind

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