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<h1>Sequencing past events with "houlai"
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<p>"⋯⋯, 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.
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<h2>Contents</h2>
<br/><div class="contents"><ul><li><span style="font-size: 20px;">Structure </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">2 Examples </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">3 See also </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">4 Sources and further reading </span></li>
<ul><li><span style="font-size: 20px;">4.1 Books</span></li>
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<h3>Structure</h3>

<div class="deux">[Past Event 1] ，后来 ，[Past Event 2]
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<h3>Examples</h3>

<p>Here are some examples of this pattern in action:
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<div class="exemple"><ul><li><span style="font-size: 20px;">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. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">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. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">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. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">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. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">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. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">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. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">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. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">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. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">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. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">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.</span><br/></li>
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<h3>See also
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<div class="See-also"><ul><li><span style="font-size: 20px;">Before and after with "zhiqian" and "zhihou" </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">Saying "ever since" with "yilai" </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">In the future in general </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">Comparing "houlai" and "ranhou"</span><br/></li>
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<h3>Sources and further reading
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<h4>Books</h4>

<div class="See-also"><ul><li><span style="font-size: 20px;">Modern Mandarin Chinese Grammar: A Practical Guide (pp. 267) →buy</span><br/></li>
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