Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
后来
hòulái
Description
"后来"用来说一件事以前发生的事情之后的时间。
"后来" is used to refer to the time after something happened earlier.
我们常在讲故事的时候用"后来"。
We often use "后来" when telling stories.
Meanings
后来hòulái
afterwards; later (referring to a past event)
我们先去吃饭，后来一起看电影。
Let's eat first, then watch a movie together.
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Notes
- Nuance
后来 refers only to the past; use 以后 or 将来 for future events.
- Etymology
后 (after) + 来 (come), literally "coming after."
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