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后来

hòu lái · hou lai

Traditional 後來

HSK 2Old HSK 4

Meaning

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  1. afterwards; later
  2. newly arrived
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In a conversation

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Twenty losses

  1. Liangliang

    你(nǐ)和(hé)琦琦(qíqí)是(shì)怎么(zěnme)认识(rènshi)的(de)？

    How did you and Qiqi meet?

  2. Dengdeng

    我们(wǒmen)在(zài)公园(gōngyuán)认识(rènshi)的(de)。后来(hòulái)变成(biànchéng)了(le)好(hǎo)朋友(péngyou)。

    We met in the park. Later we became good friends.

  3. Liangliang

    后来(hòulái)呢(ne)？

    And then?

  4. Dengdeng

    后来(hòulái)她(tā)教(jiāo)我(wǒ)打(dǎ)羽毛球(yǔmáoqiú)。

    Later she taught me badminton.

  5. Liangliang

    后来(hòulái)你(nǐ)赢(yíng)了(le)吗(ma)？

    Did you win later?

  6. Dengdeng

    后来(hòulái)我(wǒ)输(shū)了(le)二十次(èrshícì)。

    Later I lost twenty times.

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In a sentence

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01

她(tā)以(yǐ)前(qián)是(shì)兼(jiān)职(zhí)厨(chú)师(shī)，后(hòu)来(lái)做(zuò)了(le)全(quán)职(zhí)。

She used to be a part time chef, then she became full time.

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02

我(wǒ)们(men)起(qǐ)初(chū)不(bú)太(tài)熟(shú)，后(hòu)来(lái)成(chéng)了(le)好(hǎo)朋(péng)友(you)。

At first we weren't close, but later we became good friends.

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后
hòu

back; behind

来
lái

to come; (used as a substitute for a more specific verb)

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