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Sequencing past events with "houlai"
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[B1](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/B1_grammar_points)
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Similar to
- [In the future in general with
"yihou"](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/In_the_future_in_general_with_%22yihou%22) (A2)
- [Expressing "before" and "after" with "zhiqian" and
"zhihou"](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Expressing_%22before%22_and_%22after%22_with_%22zhiqian%22_and_%22zhihou%22) (B1)
- [Expressing "ever since" with
"yilai"](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Expressing_%22ever_since%22_with_%22yilai%22) (B1)
- [Comparing "yihou" "ranhou"
"houlai"](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Comparing_%22yihou%22_%22ranhou%22_%22houlai%22) (B2)
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Used for
[Sequencing events in
time](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Sequencing_events_in_time),
[Referring to the
past](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Referring_to_the_past),
[Expressing
order](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Expressing_order)
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Keywords
[后来](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/%E5%90%8E%E6%9D%A5)
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Contents
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- [1
Structure](#Structure "wikilink")
- [2
Examples](#Examples "wikilink")
- [3 See
also](#See_also "wikilink")
- [4 Sources and
further reading](#Sources_and_further_reading "wikilink")
- [4.1
Books](#Books "wikilink")
\[Past Event 1\] ，后来 ，\[Past Event 2\]
Examples
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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
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- [Before and after with "zhiqian" and
"zhihou"](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Before_and_after_with_%22zhiqian%22_and_%22zhihou%22)
- [Saying "ever since" with
"yilai"](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Saying_%22ever_since%22_with_%22yilai%22)
- [In the future in
general](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/In_the_future_in_general)
- [Comparing "houlai" and
"ranhou"](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Comparing_%22houlai%22_and_%22ranhou%22)
Sources and further reading
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### Books
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