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&quot;⋯⋯, 后来⋯⋯&quot; (..., hòulái...) is used to sequence past events in the same way that &quot;Afterward...&quot; 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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[Past Event 1] ，后来 ，[Past Event 2]


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* 他 说 他 会 来 ，''后来'' 又 说 不 来 了 。<span class="pinyin">Tā shuō tā huì lái, ''hòulái'' yòu shuō bù lái le.</span><span class="trans">He said he would come, but later he said that he's not coming.</span>
* 他们 上周 吵架 了 ，''后来'' 和好 了 。<span class="pinyin">Tāmen shàng zhōu chǎojià le, ''hòulái'' hé hǎo le.</span><span class="trans">They had a fight last week, and they made up afterwards.</span>
* 他 以前 是 厨师 ，''后来'' 当 了 老板 。<span class="pinyin">Tā yǐqián shì chúshī, ''hòulái'' dāng le lǎobǎn.</span><span class="trans">He used to be a chef. Afterwards, he became the owner.</span>
* 我 昨晚 走 得 早 ，不 知道 ''后来'' 发生 了 什么 。<span class="pinyin">Wǒ zuówǎn zǒu de zǎo, bù zhīdào ''hòulái'' fāshēng le shénme.</span><span class="trans">I left early yesterday evening, so I don't know what happened afterwards.</span>
* 开始 我 父母 不 同意 ，''后来'' 他们 同意 了 。<span class="pinyin">Kāishǐ wǒ fùmǔ bù tóngyì, ''hòulái'' tāmen tóngyì le.</span><span class="trans">My parents disapproved in the beginning, but they approved later.</span>
* 空调 我 上 个 月 修好 了 ，''后来'' 又 坏了 。<span class="pinyin">Kōngtiáo wǒ shàng gè yuè xiū hǎo le, ''hòulái'' yòu huài le.</span><span class="trans">I fixed the air conditioner last week, but it broke again after that.</span>
* 他们 在 一起 差不多 三 年 ，''后来'' 分手 了 。<span class="pinyin">Tāmen zài yīqǐ chàbuduō sān nián, ''hòulái'' fēnshǒu le.</span><span class="trans">They had been together for about three years. But they broke up afterwards.</span>
* 她 以前 是 兼职 老师 ，''后来'' 做 了 全职 。<span class="pinyin">Tā yǐqián shì jiānzhí lǎoshī, ''hòulái'' zuò le quánzhí.</span><span class="trans">She used to be a part time teacher. Afterwards, she became full time.</span>
* 我 的 大学 老师 辞职 了 ，''后来'' 去 上海 做 生意 了 。<span class="pinyin">Wǒ de dàxué lǎoshī cízhí le, ''hòulái'' qù Shànghǎi zuò shēngyi le.</span><span class="trans">My college teacher quit his job. Afterwards, he went to Shanghai to do business.</span>
* 北京 以前 叫 北平 ，''后来'' 改成 了 北京 。<span class="pinyin"> Běijīng yǐqián jiào Běipíng, ''hòulái'' gǎi chéng le Běijīng.</span><span class="trans">Beijing used to be called Beiping and got changed into Beijing afterwards.</span>


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* [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Before_and_after_with_%22zhiqian%22_and_%22zhihou%22 Before and after with &quot;zhiqian&quot; and &quot;zhihou&quot;]
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* [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Comparing_%22houlai%22_and_%22ranhou%22 Comparing &quot;houlai&quot; and &quot;ranhou&quot;]

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