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之后
zhīhòu
Description
"之后"用来说一件事情发生的时间在另一件事情的后面。
"之后" is used to indicate that one event happens after another.
它常常放在时间或者事情的后面，也可以自己用在句子的开头。
It is often placed after a time or event, and can also be used at the beginning of a sentence.
Meanings
之后zhīhòu
after (a time or event)
下课之后我们去吃饭。
After class, we went to eat.
之后zhīhòu
afterwards; later (standing alone)
之后他就回家了。
After that, he went home.
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Notes
- Etymology
之 (structural particle) + 后 (after/behind), a formal way to say "after."
- Nuance
之后 is slightly more formal than 以后; 之前 is its opposite.
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