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Time WordsHSK 5

Comparing 以后, 然后, 后来

后来: 'afterwards', used for past events only. 然后: 'then' or 'and then', linking sequential actions. 以后: 'after', follows a time/event to indicate a later occurrence; works for past and future. While 后来 starts a new past event, 然后 connects actions in sequence, and 以后 sets a time reference.

Structure

[Past Event 1] ，后来 + [Past Event 2]

Examples

  • 他在我们公司干过两年，后来跳槽了。
    Tā zài wǒ men gōng sī gān guò liǎng nián, hòu lái tiào cáo le.
    He worked for our company for two years, and then he jumped ship.
  • 后来他去了美国，然后他的父母也搬过去了。
    Hòu lái tā qù le měi guó, rán hòu tā de fù mǔ yě bān guò qù le.
    Afterwards he moved to the US. And then his parents also moved over there.

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