Word information
Simplified以后
Traditional以後
Pinyinyǐhòu
Part of speech名
HSK 3.03
HSK 2.03
Chinese word dictionary
以后
yǐhòu · after; later; afterwards; following; later on; in the future
Character breakdown
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后hòu
back; behind; rear; afterwards; after; later; post-; empress; queen; (archaic) monarch; ruler; surname Hou
可以kěyǐcan; may; possible; able to; not bad; pretty good
后面hòumiànthe back; the rear; the last bit; behind; near the end; at the back; later; afterwards
所以suǒyǐtherefore; as a result; so; the reason why
后来hòuláiafterwards; later; newly arrived
后年hòuniánthe year after next