之後 (zi1 hau6 | zhi1 hou4) : afterwards; after; behind

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之後

zi1 hau6

zhi1 hou4

afterwards; after; behind

Level: 1 Google Frequency: 9,290,000

This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

之後 / 之后

This word has been viewed 6372 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 14th Jul 2004 02:25 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008 19:03

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Characters in this word:

之 zi1 - 's; of; it; this; go to; to
後 hau6 - behind; come after

2 compounds containing this word:

然之後 - after, subsequent, later on
在此之後 - after this; afterwards; next

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我畢業之後會搵工嘅嘞。粵
After I graduate, I will find a job.

幾分鐘之後我就到國
After a few minutes I'll be there.

食完香蕉之後，要掉咗塊蕉皮粵
Throw away the peel after you've finished the banana.
[Lit. eat-finish banana afterwards, need throw-[particle used in imperatives] [counter] banana-skin. Classifier 塊 is optional if the object (蕉皮) consists of two characters. But 塊 would be mandatory if followed by single character 皮. ]

落完雪之後，我哋大家出去砌雪人。粵
After the snow stopped falling, we all went out to build a snowman.

我睇完佢表演之後都O晒嘴！粵
I was also speechless (with surprise) after seeing him performed.

真係令人好懷念，一個世紀之後你又返嚟啦粵
We've really missed you while you've been gone the last 100 years.
[Lit. really make-people very miss-you, one century afterwards again return come [particle] This is being said to someone who's lived several hundred years (specifically Greed from Full Metal Alchemist).]

死咗之後咪使旨意上天堂或者下地獄粵
Don't think you can go to heaven or hell after you die.
[Std. Chinese: 死後別想上天堂或下地獄]

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