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之后zhī hòuafter

HSK 4word

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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. 1.

    afternoun

  2. 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?

  1. 下课之后我去找你。

    Xiàkè zhīhòu wǒ qù zhǎo nǐ.

    After class I'll go find you.

  2. 吃饭之后我们去看电影。

    Chīfàn zhīhòu wǒmen qù kàn diànyǐng.

    After eating we'll go see a movie.

  3. 之后他回家了。

    Zhīhòu tā huí jiā le.

    Afterwards he went home.

How is 之后 used in a conversation?

  1. Speaker A:

    你什么时候有时间?

    Nǐ shénme shíhou yǒu shíjiān?

    When are you free?

  2. Speaker B:

    下课之后我去找你。

    Xiàkè zhīhòu wǒ qù zhǎo nǐ.

    After class I'll go find you.

  3. Speaker A:

    好,我在家等你。

    Hǎo, wǒ zài jiā děng nǐ.

    OK, I'll wait for you at home.

  4. Speaker B:

    好的。

    Hǎo de.

    Sure.

Can you use 之后 correctly?

0 of 3 answered
  1. 1.Fill in the blank: 下课___我去找你。 (After class I'll go find you.)
  2. 2.What does 之后他回家了。 mean?
  3. 3.Fill in the blank: 吃饭___我们去看电影。 (After eating we'll go see a movie.)

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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.