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此后 (cǐ hòu) — after this, afterwards

Definition

此后 is a formal/written 'after this' that points to a specific past moment and what followed — more bookish than 以后 and more anchored to a stated event than 之后.

noun
after thisafterwards

Examples

  • 此后，。
    cǐ hòu, Tā zài yě méi yǒu chū xiàn guò.
    After this, he never appeared again.
  • 此后。
    cǐ hòu De shì qing wǒ men yǐ hòu zài shuō.
    We'll talk about what happens after this later.
  • 此后，。
    cǐ hòu, Tā men kāi shǐ le xīn de hé zuò.
    After this, they started a new cooperation.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
偏正piānzhèngModifier + head

The first part narrows down the second: it says what kind of thing the head is.

此cǐthis
后hòuafter; later

此 + 后 = 此后: after this, i.e. afterwards.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

此 shows 止 (feet) and 人 (person), drawing a person stopping, to mean 'this' or 'here.'

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Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 後; 后 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 後 showed 夊 (foot) bound by 幺 (thread), a foot caught by a rope and lagging behind; the simplified 后 is a later abbreviation, and 后 also has a different meaning.

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