以后yǐ hòuafter
以后 (yǐ hòu) means "after" and "in the future." As after, it appears in 下课以后我去找你 (After class, I'll come find you). As in the future, it appears in 以后我想去中国 (In the future, I want to go to China). A speaker also says 以后我们常见面吧 (Let's meet often from now on). It combines 以 (at) and 后 (after).
What does 以后 mean?
- 1.
afternoun
- 2.
in the futurenoun
What do the characters in 以后 mean?
- 以at (a certain date or place)
- 后after
How do you use 以后?
See it in 下课以后我去找你 and 以后我想去中国.
What are some examples of 以后 in a sentence?
How is 以后 used in a conversation?
- Speaker A:
我明天要回国了。
Wǒ míngtiān yào huíguó le.
I'm going back to my country tomorrow.
- Speaker B:
我会想你的。
Wǒ huì xiǎng nǐ de.
I'll miss you.
- Speaker A:
以后我们常见面吧。
Yǐhòu wǒmen cháng jiànmiàn ba.
Let's meet often from now on.
- Speaker B:
好,一定!
Hǎo, yídìng!
Okay, definitely!
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- 以前yǐ qiánbeforeHSK 3
- 后来hòu láiafterwards; laterHSK 3
- 以为yǐ wéito think; to believe (often with the implication that the belief is mistaken)HSK 3
- 最后zuì hòufinal; lastHSK 3
- 然后rán hòuthen; after that; afterwardsHSK 3
- 之后zhī hòuafterHSK 4
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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.