事后

shì hòu · shi hou

Traditional 事後

Meaning

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  1. after the event
  2. in hindsight
  3. in retrospect

In a sentence

2 examples
01

事(shì)后(hòu)他(tā)才(cái)意(yì)识(shí)到(dào)自(zì)己(jǐ)犯(fàn)了(le)一(yí)个(gè)大(dà)错(cuò)。

Only afterward did he realize he had made a big mistake.

02

事(shì)后(hòu)诸(zhū)葛(gě)亮(liàng)很(hěn)容(róng)易(yì),事(shì)前(qián)预(yù)见(jiàn)却(què)很(hěn)难(nán)。

It is easy to be wise after the event, but hard to foresee it beforehand.

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