之后zhī hòuafter
之后 (zhī hòu) means "after" and "afterwards." It marks what happens after an event, as in 下课之后我去找你 (After class I'll go find you) and 吃饭之后我们去看电影 (After eating we'll go see a movie). It also means afterwards, as in 之后他回家了 (Afterwards he went home).
What does 之后 mean?
- 1.
afternoun
- 2.
afterwardsnoun
What do the characters in 之后 mean?
- 之not compositional here
- 后after
How do you use 之后?
See it in 下课之后我去找你, 吃饭之后我们去看电影 and 之后他回家了.
What are some examples of 之后 in a sentence?
How is 之后 used in a conversation?
- Speaker A:
你什么时候有时间?
Nǐ shénme shíhou yǒu shíjiān?
When are you free?
- Speaker B:
下课之后我去找你。
Xiàkè zhīhòu wǒ qù zhǎo nǐ.
After class I'll go find you.
- Speaker A:
好,我在家等你。
Hǎo, wǒ zài jiā děng nǐ.
OK, I'll wait for you at home.
- Speaker B:
好的。
Hǎo de.
Sure.
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- 之前zhī qiánbefore; prior toHSK 4
- 之间zhī jiānbetween; among; amidHSK 4
- 以后yǐ hòuafterHSK 3
- 后来hòu láiafterwards; laterHSK 3
- 最后zuì hòufinal; lastHSK 3
- 然后rán hòuthen; after that; afterwardsHSK 3
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English glosses on this page are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG (snapshot 2026-10-23), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Glosses were edited for learners.