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    • [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Expressing_%22before%22_and_%22after%22_with_%22zhiqian%22_and_%22zhihou%22 Expressing "before" and "after" with "zhiqian" and "zhihou"] (B1)
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    • [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Comparing_%22yihou%22_%22ranhou%22_%22houlai%22 Comparing "yihou" "ranhou" "houlai"] (B2)
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    [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Sequencing_events_in_time Sequencing events in time], [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Referring_to_the_past Referring to the past], [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Expressing_order Expressing order]
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"⋯⋯, 后来⋯⋯" (..., hòulái...) is used to sequence past events in the same way that "Afterward..." is in English. Something very important to note is that 后来 can only be used with two events '''that have already occurred'''.
== Contents ==  [[[#|hide]]] 
* [[#Structure|1 Structure]] * [[#Examples|2 Examples]] * [[#See_also|3 See also]] * [[#Sources_and_further_reading|4 Sources and further reading]] ** [[#Books|4.1 Books]]
== Structure ==
[Past Event 1] ，后来 ，[Past Event 2]
== Examples == Here are some examples of this pattern in action:
* 他 说 他 会 来 ，''后来'' 又 说 不 来 了 。Tā shuō tā huì lái, ''hòulái'' yòu shuō bù lái le.He said he would come, but later he said that he's not coming. * 他们 上周 吵架 了 ，''后来'' 和好 了 。Tāmen shàng zhōu chǎojià le, ''hòulái'' hé hǎo le.They had a fight last week, and they made up afterwards. * 他 以前 是 厨师 ，''后来'' 当 了 老板 。Tā yǐqián shì chúshī, ''hòulái'' dāng le lǎobǎn.He used to be a chef. Afterwards, he became the owner. * 我 昨晚 走 得 早 ，不 知道 ''后来'' 发生 了 什么 。Wǒ zuówǎn zǒu de zǎo, bù zhīdào ''hòulái'' fāshēng le shénme.I left early yesterday evening, so I don't know what happened afterwards. * 开始 我 父母 不 同意 ，''后来'' 他们 同意 了 。Kāishǐ wǒ fùmǔ bù tóngyì, ''hòulái'' tāmen tóngyì le.My parents disapproved in the beginning, but they approved later. * 空调 我 上 个 月 修好 了 ，''后来'' 又 坏了 。Kōngtiáo wǒ shàng gè yuè xiū hǎo le, ''hòulái'' yòu huài le.I fixed the air conditioner last week, but it broke again after that. * 他们 在 一起 差不多 三 年 ，''后来'' 分手 了 。Tāmen zài yīqǐ chàbuduō sān nián, ''hòulái'' fēnshǒu le.They had been together for about three years. But they broke up afterwards. * 她 以前 是 兼职 老师 ，''后来'' 做 了 全职 。Tā yǐqián shì jiānzhí lǎoshī, ''hòulái'' zuò le quánzhí.She used to be a part time teacher. Afterwards, she became full time. * 我 的 大学 老师 辞职 了 ，''后来'' 去 上海 做 生意 了 。Wǒ de dàxué lǎoshī cízhí le, ''hòulái'' qù Shànghǎi zuò shēngyi le.My college teacher quit his job. Afterwards, he went to Shanghai to do business. * 北京 以前 叫 北平 ，''后来'' 改成 了 北京 。 Běijīng yǐqián jiào Běipíng, ''hòulái'' gǎi chéng le Běijīng.Beijing used to be called Beiping and got changed into Beijing afterwards.
== See also == * [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Before_and_after_with_%22zhiqian%22_and_%22zhihou%22 Before and after with "zhiqian" and "zhihou"] * [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Saying_%22ever_since%22_with_%22yilai%22 Saying "ever since" with "yilai"] * [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/In_the_future_in_general In the future in general] * [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Comparing_%22houlai%22_and_%22ranhou%22 Comparing "houlai" and "ranhou"] == Sources and further reading == === Books === * [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Modern_Mandarin_Chinese_Grammar:_A_Practical_Guide Modern Mandarin Chinese Grammar: A Practical Guide] (pp. 267) [http://amzn.to/2xCpX2m →buy]
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