后来
hòu láiㄏㄡˋ ㄌㄞˊ
Sino-Vietnamese: HẬU LAI
Traditional: 後來
HSK 4HSK 3.0 · 3TOCFL 1
Meaning(time word)
afterwards; later; newly arrived
Examples
我们以前是同学，后来成了好朋友。
wǒ men yǐ qián shì tóng xué, hòu lái chéng le hǎo péng you.
We were classmates, and later became good friends.
后来呢？
hòu lái ne?
And then what happened?
他后来去了美国。
tā hòu lái qù le měi guó.
He later went to the US.
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Stroke order
HẬU · 6 strokes
surname Hou
LAI · 7 strokes
to come; (used as a substitute for a more specific verb); hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回来); ever since (as in 自古以来); for the past (amount of time); (pre
Related words
- 后面 hòu mian — the back; the rear; the last bit; behind; near the end; at the back; later; afterwards
- 然后 rán hòu — then; after that; afterwards
- 以后 yǐ hòu — after; later; afterwards; following; later on; in the future
- 最后 zuì hòu — final; last; finally; ultimate
- 后悔 hòu huǐ — to regret; to feel remorse
- 后果 hòu guǒ — consequences; aftermath
- 落后 luò hòu — to fall behind; to lag (in technology etc); backward; to retrogress
- 皇后 huáng hòu — empress; imperial consort