以後 (ji5 hau6 | yi3 hou4) : after; afterward; since; from now on;

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以後

ji5 hau6

yi3 hou4

after; afterward; since; from now on;

Level: 1 Google Frequency: 8,650,000

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

以後 / 以后

This word was added by tuan on 15th Jul 2004 19:24 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008 19:03

Characters in this word:

以 ji5 - by means of; because of
後 hau6 - behind; come after

4 compounds containing this word:

一小時以後 - a short time later
不久以後 - mañana
從今以後 - henceforth
冷戰以後 - post-Cold War

Showing all 2 examples containing 以後

以後我點叫你哋呀? 粵
How can I order from your [restaurant] in the future?
[Lit. Afterwards I how order you-guys?]

我以後一定會加倍小心
I will certainly be much more careful in the future.
[加倍小心 literally means "add on double amount of carefulness", which implies "(be)much more careful"]

One Cantonese Homophone / Homophone Variant for this word:

爾後 ji5 hau6 er3 hou4 = thereafter, subsequently

* The simplified equivalent of this word has not been verified by any editors, so it may not be fully accurate *

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One Cantonese Homophone / Homophone Variant for this word:

*** The simplified equivalent of this word has not been verified by any editors, so it may not be fully accurate ***

* The simplified equivalent of this word has not been verified by any editors, so it may not be fully accurate *