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(yǐ hòu) - after, from now on, in the future in Mandarin

hòu

Traditional: 以後

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HSK 3
#447 of 5,000 Core 1000

Translation

after, from now on, in the future

Word origin

A compound of 以 (yǐ, 'from, by') and 后 (hòu, 'after, behind'), meaning 'afterwards'. The simplified 后 merges the senses of the older 後; the character 后 itself derives from a depiction of a ruler or sovereign.

Origin
compound
Root
以 (yǐ, 'from') + 后 (hòu, 'after, behind')

Stroke order

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Examples

Be more careful from now on.

After eating let's go for a walk.

We'll talk again when there's a chance.

From now on we should keep in touch more.

After graduating he went to Shanghai.

以后 (yǐ hòu) - after, from now on, in the future.

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This word is part of lesson 9.