其后 (qí hòu) — after that; thereafter; subsequently
Definition
Literary written-Chinese connector meaning 'after that, thereafter' — the formal counterpart to the everyday 之后. Use it in narrative or formal writing to link sequential events.
noun
after thatthereaftersubsequently
Examples
- ，其后。Tā xiān qù le běi jīng, qí hòu yòu qù le shàng hǎi.He first went to Beijing, and after that he went to Shanghai.
- ，其后。Bì yè hòu, qí hòu tā yì zhí zài guó wài gōng zuò.After graduation, he has been working abroad ever since.
- ，其后。Zhè jiàn shì fā shēng zhī hòu, qí hòu de qíng kuàng jiù biàn le.After this incident happened, the situation afterward changed.
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