after in Chinese

How to write 以后

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以后 is listed in the official HSK vocabulary at HSK 3. An intermediate band: enough vocabulary for everyday conversation and travel.

以后 in a sentence

• 下xià课kè以yǐ后hòu我wǒ们men去qù打dǎ球qiú。

  After class we go play ball.

• 十shí年nián以yǐ后hòu我wǒ想xiǎng住zhù在zài中zhōng国guó。

  Ten years from now I want to live in China.

• 吃chī完wán饭fàn以yǐ后hòu我wǒ洗xǐ碗wǎn。

  After eating I wash the dishes.

以后 vs 以前 vs 之后

Similar and easily confused words, and how they differ.

• 以前 yǐ qián before; ago

  Mirror pair — same slot after a time or event: 下课以后 'after class'.

• 之后 zhī hòu after; afterwards

  Slightly more formal, event-relative 'after' — 毕业之后 'after graduating'.