以后

yǐ hòu · yi hou

Traditional 以後

Meaning

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  1. after
  2. later
  3. afterwards
  4. following
  5. later on
  6. in the future

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2 examples
01

大(dà)学(xué)毕(bì)业(yè)以(yǐ)后(hòu)我(wǒ)也(yě)想(xiǎng)考(kǎo)研(yán)究(jiū)生(shēng)。

After I graduate, I'd like to take the graduate school entrance examination.

Tatoeba: Chinese by bailujia · English by Blair0113 · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

杰(jié)夫(fū)找(zhǎo)了(le)三(sān)个(gè)月(yuè)以(yǐ)后(hòu)才(cái)找(zhǎo)到(dào)了(le)一(yí)份(fèn)工(gōng)作(zuò)。

Jeff searched for three months before he found a job.

Tatoeba: Chinese by ednorog · English by CN · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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