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- {{Grammar Box}}
- Before and after can be expressed using 之前 (zhīqián) and 之后 (zhīhòu). They are in relatively the same vein as 以前/以后, except that these two are adverbs, while 之前/之后 are prepositions. Don't forget that these two are talking about before and after in terms of '''time'''.
- == Structure ==
- <div class="jiegou">
- Event + 之前 / 之后
- </div>
- == Examples ==
- <div class="liju">
- *下班<em>之前</em>，经理给我们开了一个会议。<span class="pinyin">Xiàbān <em>zhīqián</em>, jīnglǐ gěi wǒmen kāi le yī gè huìyì.</span><span class="trans">Before I got off work, the manager assembled a meeting with us.</span>
- *来 中国 <em>之前</em> ，我 的 汉语 水平 很 低。<span class="pinyin">Lái Zhōngguó <em>zhīqián</em>, wǒ de Hànyǔ shuǐpíng hěn dī.</span><span class="trans">Before I came to China, my Chinese was bad.</span>
- *吃 完 饭 <em>之后</em> ，他们 去 了 一家 电影院。<span class="pinyin">Chī wán fàn <em>zhīhòu</em>, tāmen qù le yī jiā diànyǐngyuàn.</span><span class="trans">After they finished eating, they went to a movie theater.</span>
- *去 北京 <em>之后</em> ，他 和 他的 女朋友 分手了。<span class="pinyin">Qù Běijīng <em>zhīhòu</em>, tā hé tā de nǚpéngyou fēnshǒu le.</span><span class="trans">After he went to Beijing, he broke up with his girlfriend.</span>
- </div>
- ==See also==
- *[[Sequencing past events with "houlai"]]
- *[[Before a specific time]]
- *[["Ever since" with "zicong"]]
- == Sources and further reading ==
- === Books ===
- *[[Home With Kids2 (家有儿女2)]] (pp. 167)
- * [[Modern Mandarin Chinese Grammar: A Practical Guide]] [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0415700108?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0415700108 →buy]
- * [[Integrated Chinese: Level 2, Part 2]] (pp. 93-4) [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0887276881/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0887276881 →buy]
- [[Category:B1 grammar points]]
- [[Category:Time]]
- {{Similar|"(Ever) Since" with "(zi)cong"}}
- {{Similar|Before a specific time}}
- {{Similar|Sequencing Past Events with "houlai"}}
- {{Similar|Saying "ever since" with "yilai"}}
- {{Similar|Comparing "yihou" and "zhihou"}}
- {{Similar|In the future in general}}
- {{Basic Grammar|之前|B1|之前 / 之后|毕业<em>之后</em>，我 找 不 到 工作。|grammar point|ASGTD3L3}}
- {{Rel char|之后}}
- {{Rel char|前}}
- {{Rel char|后}}
- {{Used for|Sequencing events in time}}
- {{Used for|Referring to the past}}
- {{Used for|Referring to the future}}
- {{Translation|before}}
- {{Translation|after}}
- {{POS|Nouns}}
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