(zhī hòu) - after, afterwards, thereafter in Mandarin
zhīhòuTraditional: 之後
HSK 3
#324 of 5,000 Core 1000
Translation
after, afterwards, thereafter
Word origin
之后 (zhīhòu) 'after, afterwards' joins the classical particle 之 (zhī) and 后 (hòu, 'after, behind'). 之 shows a foot over a baseline used grammatically; 后 (here for 後) conveys 'behind, later'.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 之 (zhī, particle) + 后 (hòu, 'after, behind')
Stroke order
之
后
Examples
散步。
After eating we will take a walk.
毕业。
After graduating he went to work.
？
What happened afterwards?
课。
After class we go home together.
之后 (zhī hòu) - after, afterwards, thereafter.
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