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<p>While both <span class="hanzi">以后</span> (<span class="pinyin">yǐhòu</span>) and <span class="hanzi">后来</span> (<span class="pinyin">hòulái</span>) can mean "<b>after</b>," they have distinct uses.</p>
<h2 id="以后-is-used-for-the-future-in-general"><span class="hanzist">以后</span> is used for the future in general</h2>
<p><span style="color: rgb(139, 0, 0); font-family: NotoSansCJKsc; font-size: 22px;">以后</span> is used when talking about things that happen at some unspecified point in the future.</p>
<h2>Contents</h2>
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<li>Structure<br/></li>
<li>Examples<br/></li>
<li>See also<br/></li>
<li>Sources and further reading<br/></li>
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<li>Books<br/></li>
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<h3 id="structure">Structure</h3>
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<span style="color: rgb(255, 127, 80); font-family: NotoSansCJKsc; font-size: 30px;">以后，</span> + Subj. + Verb + Obj.
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<h3 id="examples">Examples</h3>
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<li><span class="hanzi">以后 ， 我 打算 去 中国 找 工作 。</span> <span class="pinyin">Yǐhòu, wǒ dǎsuàn qù Zhōngguó zhǎo gōngzuò.</span><br/><span> Later, I plan to go to China to look for work.</span></li>
<li><span class="hanzi">他 以后 不 想 住 在 日本 。</span> <span class="pinyin">Tā yǐhòu bù xiǎng zhù zài Rìběn.</span><br/><span> He doesn't want to live in Japan later.</span></li>
<li><span class="hanzi">我 以后 想 自己 开 公司 。</span> <span class="pinyin">Wǒ yǐhòu xiǎng zìjǐ kāi gōngsī.</span><br/><span> I want to start up my own business later.</span></li>
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<h2 id="以后-is-used-for-things-occurring-after-a-specific-time"><span class="hanzist">以后</span> is used for things occurring after a specific time</h2>
<p><span style="color: rgb(139, 0, 0); font-family: NotoSansCJKsc; font-size: 22px;">以后</span> can be used to describe actions or events <b>that occur after a specific time</b> (and the time must be <b>given</b>).</p>
<h3 id="structure-1">Structure</h3>
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<div class="deux">
Time + <span class="hanzist">以后，</span> Subj. + Verb + Obj.
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<p>Note that the time can be specific (like a date or time) or broad (like an event, action, or occurrence).</p>
<h3 id="examples-1">Examples</h3>
<div class="exemple">
<ul>
<li><span class="hanzi">两 个 星期 以后 ，我 要 回 美国 。</span> <span class="pinyin">Liǎng gè xīngqī yǐhòu, wǒ yào huí Měiguó.</span><br/><span> After two weeks, I'm going to return to the USA.</span></li>
<li><span class="hanzi">老板 一 个 小时 以后 回来 。</span> <span class="pinyin">Lǎobǎn yī gè xiǎoshí yǐhòu huílái.</span> <span class="pinyin"><span> The boss will come back in an hour.</span></span></li>
<li><span class="hanzi">从 那 以后 ，我 再 也 没 见 过 她 。</span> <span class="pinyin">Cóng nà yǐhòu, wǒ zài yě méi jiàn guo tā.</span><br/><span> After that time, I never saw her again.</span></li>
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<h2 id="后来-is-used-for-sequencing-past-events"><span style="color: rgb(255, 127, 80); font-family: NotoSansCJKsc; font-size: 30px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 224); font-weight: normal;">后来</span> is used for sequencing past events</h2>
<p><span style="color: rgb(139, 0, 0); font-family: NotoSansCJKsc; font-size: 22px;">后来</span> is used to sequence two events that have already occurred. It is the Chinese equivalent of the English word "<b>afterward</b>."</p>
<h3 id="strucure">Strucure</h3>
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<div class="deux">
Past Event 1 + <span class="hanzist">后来</span> + Past Event 2
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<h3 id="examples-2">Examples</h3>
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<li><span class="hanzi">去年 我们 分手 了 ， 后来 再 也 没 见 过 她 。</span> <span class="pinyin">Qùnián wǒmen fēnshǒu le, hòulái zài yě méi jiàn guo tā.</span><br/><span> We broke up last year, after that, I never saw her again.</span></li>
<li><span class="hanzi">他 小时候 住 在 我 家 附近 ， 后来 他 搬家 了 。</span> <span class="pinyin">Tā xiǎoshíhou zhù zài wǒ jiā fùjìn, hòulái tā bānjiā le.</span><br/><span> He lived in my neighborhood when he was young. Then he moved.</span></li>
<li><span class="hanzi">他 在 我们 公司 工作 过 两年 ， 后来 换 工作 了 。</span> <span class="pinyin">Tā zài wǒmen gōngsī gōngzuò guo liǎng nián, hòulái huàn gōngzuò le.</span><br/><span> He worked for our company for two years. Then he changed his job.</span></li>
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<h2 id="right-or-wrong">Right or Wrong</h2>
<h3 id="examples-3">Examples</h3>
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<ul>
<li><span class="hanzi">后来 不想再见到你！</span><br/></li>
<li><span class="hanzi">以后 不想再见到你！</span><br/></li>
<li><span class="hanzi">我 决定后来 不 喝 葡萄酒。</span><br/></li>
<li><span class="hanzi">我 决定以后 不 喝 葡萄酒。</span><br/></li>
<li><span class="hanzi">两 个 星期 后来 ，我们 回 美国。</span><br/></li>
<li><span class="hanzi">两 个 星期 以后 ，我们 回 美国。</span><br/></li>
<li><span class="hanzi">我们 以后 分手了，到 现在 已经 一 年 了。</span><br/></li>
<li><span class="hanzi">我们 后来 分手了，到 现在 已经 一 年 了。</span><br/></li>
<li><span class="hanzi">我们 在 一起 两 个 月以后 分手了，到 现在 已经 一 年 了。</span><br/></li>
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<h2 id="see-also">See Also</h2>
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<li><a href="In_the_future_in_general" title="wikilink">In the future in general</a></li>
<li><a href="Sequencing_past_events_with_"houlai"" title="wikilink">Sequencing past events with "houlai"</a></li>
<li><a href="After_a_specific_time" title="wikilink">After a specific time</a></li>
<li><a href="Comparing_"houlai"_and_"ranhou"" title="wikilink">Comparing "houlai" and "ranhou"</a></li>
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<h2 id="sources-and-further-reading">Sources and further reading</h2>
<h3 id="books">Books</h3>
<ul>
<li><span class="hanzi">对外汉语教学语法释疑201例</span> (<span class="hanzi">以后</span> vs <span class="hanzi">后来</span> p.5)</li>
<li><span class="hanzi">现代汉语八百词（增订本）</span> (p. 614)</li>
<li>Modern Mandarin Chinese Grammar: A Practical Guide (pp. 268)</li>
<li>Basic Patterns of Chinese Grammar (pp. 26 - 27)</li>
<li>Integrated Chinese: Level 1, Part 2 (pp. 294)</li>
<li>Modern Mandarin Chinese Grammar: A Practical Guide (pp. 267)</li>
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