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NounsHSK 3

In the future in general with 以后

以后 (yǐhòu) means 'in the future' or 'later' and is used to talk about actions that will happen at an unspecified future time. You can place it at the beginning of the sentence or right after the subject. Remember that 以后 refers to a general future, not a specific relative 'later today'.

Structure

以后 + Subj. + Verb + Obj.
Subj. + 以后 + Verb + Obj.

Examples

  • 以后你们会想我吗？
    Yǐhòu nǐmen huì xiǎng wǒ ma?
    In the future, will you miss me?
  • 我以后不喝酒了。
    Wǒ yǐhòu bù hējiǔ le.
    I will not drink alcohol in the future.
  • 你儿子以后想做什么？
    Nǐ érzi yǐhòu xiǎng zuò shénme?
    In the future, what does your son want to do?
  • 以后我们会有一些新的同事。
    Yǐhòu wǒmen huì yǒu yīxiē xīn de tóngshì.
    We will have some new co-workers in the future.
  • 你以后不要跟他见面了。
    Nǐ yǐhòu bùyào gēn tā jiànmiàn le.
    In the future, stop seeing him.

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