(hòu lái) - afterwards, later in Mandarin
hòuláiTraditional: 後來
Translation
afterwards, later
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Word origin
后来 means 'afterwards, later': 后 (hòu, 'after') plus 来 (lái, 'to come'), literally what 'comes after'. 来 was originally a pictograph of a wheat plant, later borrowed for 'to come'.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 后 (hòu, after) + 来 (lái, to come)
Stroke order
后
来
Examples
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Afterwards we became good friends.
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What happened to him later?
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Things changed later.
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Later he moved to Shanghai.
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What happened afterwards?
后来 (hòu lái) means afterwards or later.
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This word is taught in chapter 12, lesson 7: 后来, 受伤, 早上好 and 7 more words.