after; afterwards; in the future; later
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after; after (a specific time); in the future
A position word (方位词) used to refer to the period after the present moment or a specific time that is mentioned. It can be used after a time expression (e.g., 五年以后) or stand alone to mean 'in the future'.
Cóng从
jīn今
yǐ以
hòu后
，
wǒ我
yào要
nǔ努
lì力
xué学
xí习
。
From now on, I'm going to study hard.
Tā他
bì毕
yè业
yǐ以
hòu后
qù去
le了
Shàng上
hǎi海
gōng工
zuò作
。
After graduation, he went to work in Shanghai.
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Wǔ五
nián年
yǐ以
hòu后
，
zhè这
lǐ里
huì会
yǒu有
hěn很
dà大
de的
biàn变
huà化
。
Five years later, there will be big changes here.
Wǒ我
men们
xiān先
bǎ把
zhè这
jiàn件
shì事
zuò做
wán完
，
yǐ以
hòu后
zài再
shuō说
bié别
de的
。
Let's finish this task first; we can talk about other things later.
Yǐ以
hòu后
wǒ我
men们
hái还
yào要
jìn进
yī一
bù步
yán研
jiū究
zhè这
ge个
wèn问
tí题
。
In the future, we will need to study this problem further.