B2 · Grammar reference
Comparing "yihou" "ranhou" "houlai"
While both 以后 (yǐhòu) and 后来 (hòulái) can mean "later," they have distinct uses. 然后 (ránhòu) means "and then." Don't let yet another 后 word confuse you!
- Keywords
- 以后 · 然后 · 后来 · later · after
- Used for
- Expressing time and date · Sequencing events in time · Expressing order
- Classification
- HSK3
Examples (13)
我们先复习一下，然后上新课。
我们在楼下见，然后一起走。
宝宝醒了，哭了一会儿，然后又睡着了。
中国是人口最多的发展中国家，然后是印度。
我以后想开公司。
请你以后别来了。
我一个小时以后回来。
毕业以后他出国了。
他在我们公司干过两年，后来跳槽了。
后来他去了美国，然后他的父母也搬过去了。
A:我先去你家，然后我们一起去见她。
B:好的。我好久没见她了！她出国以后你们见过面吗？
A:见过一次，后来再也没见过。
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Summary, structure, classification, and adapted sentence examples draw from the AllSet Learning Chinese Grammar Wiki under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0; changes were made. This noncommercial reference is based on an October 2023 snapshot.
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