以后

Meaning(locality)

after; later; afterwards; following; later on; in the future

Examples

• 以后我想当老师。

  yǐ hòu wǒ xiǎng dāng lǎo shī.

  In the future I want to be a teacher.

• 下班以后我们去吃饭吧。

  xià bān yǐ hòu wǒ men qù chī fàn ba.

  Let's go eat after work.

• 三天以后他回来了。

  sān tiān yǐ hòu tā huí lái le.

  Three days later he came back.

Easily confused

• 后来 — 后来 only refers to the past and stands alone; 以后 can refer to the future or follow a time point.

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