事后 (shì hòu) — after the event; in hindsight; in retrospect
Definition
事后 means 'after the event' in the sense of looking back — hindsight or retrospective action. 以后 is a general future time word; 过后 focuses on 'afterwards, later' in narrative sequence.
noun
after the eventin hindsightin retrospect
Easily confused
Examples
- 事后。Tā shì hòu cái yì shí dào zì jǐ cuò le.He only realized he was wrong after the event.
- 事后，。shì hòu, Zhè jiā gōng sī cǎi qǔ le bǔ jiù cuò shī.Afterward, the company took remedial measures.
- 。Hěn duō rén shì hòu dōu huì hòu huǐ dāng chū de jué dìng.Many people will regret their decision in hindsight.
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