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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'''.
- == Structure ==
- <div class="jiegou">
- Past Event 1 ，后来 ，Past Event 2
- </div>
- == Examples ==
- Here are some examples of this pattern in action:
- <div class="liju">
- *他 说 要 跟 我们 一起 去 ，<em>后来</em> 又 说 不 去 了 。 <span class="pinyin">Tā shuō yào gēn wǒmen yīqǐ qù, <em>hòulái</em> yòu shuō bù qù le.</span><span class="trans">He said he would come with us, but suddenly he told us that he's not going.</span>
- *这 是 一 个 很 有名 的 小说 ，<em>后来</em> 拍成 了 电影 。<span class="pinyin">Zhè shì yī gè hěn yǒumíng de xiǎoshuō, <em>hòulái</em> pāi chéng le diànyǐng.</span><span class="trans">It's a famous novel, which was made into a movie afterwards.</span>
- *我 小时候 很 喜欢 弹 钢琴 ，<em>后来</em> 学习 太 忙 ，就 不 弹 了 。<span class="pinyin">Wǒ xiǎoshíhou hěn xǐhuan tán gāngqín, <em>hòulái</em> xuéxí tài máng, jiù bù tán le.</span><span class="trans">I like to play piano. But school's been too busy and then I stopped.</span>
- *我 昨天 修好 了 ，<em>后来</em> 又 坏了 。 <span class="pinyin">Wǒ zuótiān xiūhǎo le, <em>hòulái</em> yòu huài le.</span><span class="trans">I fixed it yesterday, but it was broken again after that.</span>
- *开始 他 不 同意 ，<em>后来</em> 他 同意 了。 <span class="pinyin">Kāishǐ tā bù tóngyì, <em>hòulái</em> tā tóngyì le.</span><span class="trans">At first he didn't agree, but then he did later.</span>
- *他们 在 一起 差不多 三年 ，不过 <em>后来</em> 分手 了。<span class="pinyin">Tāmen zài yīqǐ chàbuduō sān nián, bùguò <em>hòulái</em> fēnshǒu le.</span><span class="trans">They had been together for about three years. But they broke up afterwards.</span>
- *昨天 我们 一起 吃 了 海鲜 ，<em>后来</em> 她 拉肚子 了。<span class="pinyin">Zuótiān wǒmen yīqǐ chī le hǎixiān, <em>hòulái</em> tā lādùzi le.</span><span class="trans">She ate seafood yesterday, but then she had a diarrhea.</span>
- *他 在 这个 公司 工作 了 五 年 ，<em>后来</em> 跳槽 了 。<span class="pinyin">Tā zài zhège gōngsī gōngzuò le wǔ nián, <em>hòulái</em> tiàocáo le.</span><span class="trans">He worked in this company for five years, but then he made a job-hopping.</span>
- *我 妹妹 的 手机 丢 了 ，<em>后来</em> 我 给 她 买 了 一 个 新的 。 <span class="pinyin">Wǒ mèimei de shǒujī diū le, <em>hòulái</em> wǒ gěi tā mǎi le yī gè xīn de.</span><span class="trans">My little sister lost her cell phone. Afterwards, I bought a new one for her.</span>
- *北京 以前 叫 北平 ，<em>后来</em> 改 成 了 北京。<span class="pinyin"> Běijīng yǐqián jiào běipíng, <em>hòulái</em> gǎi chéng le Běijīng.</span><span class="trans"> Beijing used to be called Beiping and got changed into Beijing later.</span>
- </div>
- ==See also==
- *[[Before and after with "zhiqian" and "zhihou"]]
- *[[Saying "ever since" with "yilai"]]
- *[[In the future in general]]
- *[[Comparing "houlai" and "ranhou"]]
- == Sources and further reading ==
- === Books ===
- * [[Modern Mandarin Chinese Grammar: A Practical Guide]] (pp. 267) [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0415700108?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0415700108 →buy]
- [[Category:B1 grammar points]]
- [[Category:Time]]
- {{Similar|Before and After with "zhiqian" and "zhihou"}}
- {{Similar|In the future in general}}
- {{Similar|Saying "ever since" with "yilai"}}
- {{Similar|Comparing "houlai" and "ranhou"}}
- {{Similar|Comparing "yihou" "houlai"}}
- {{Basic Grammar|后来|B1|⋯⋯，后来⋯⋯|开始 他 不 同意， 但 <em>后来</em> 同意了。|grammar point|ASGY0UDC}}
- {{Rel char|来}}
- {{Used for|Sequencing events in time}}
- {{Used for|Referring to the past}}
- {{Used for|Expressing order}}
- {{POS|Nouns}}
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