after that; from then on; thereafter
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Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesconjunction
after that; from then on; subsequently
literaryMore formal and literary than 然后 (ránhòu) or 以后 (yǐhòu). Commonly used in written Chinese, formal speech, or narratives to mark temporal succession.
Qián前
nián年
zài在
Shàng上
hǎi海
jiàn见
guò过
yī一
miàn面
，
ěr尔
hòu后
jiù就
bù不
zhī知
tā他
de的
qù去
xiàng向
le了
。
We met once in Shanghai the year before last, and after that, I lost track of his whereabouts.
Tā他
xiān先
wán完
chéng成
le了
zuò作
yè业
，
ěr尔
hòu后
cái才
chū出
qù去
sàn散
bù步
。
He finished his homework first, and only then went out for a walk.
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Ěr尔
hòu后
de的
jǐ几
nián年
lǐ里
，
tā她
yī一
zhí直
zài在
guó国
wài外
gōng工
zuò作
。
In the years that followed, she worked abroad continuously.