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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？
    Yǐ hòu nǐ men huì xiǎng wǒ ma?
    In the future, will you miss me?
  • 我以后不喝酒了。
    Wǒ yǐ hòu bù hē jiǔ le.
    I will not drink alcohol in the future.
  • 你儿子以后想做什么？
    Nǐ ér zi yǐ hòu xiǎng zuò shén me?
    In the future, what does your son want to do?
  • 以后我们会有一些新的同事。
    Yǐ hòu wǒ men huì yǒu yì xiē xīn de tóng shì.
    We will have some new co-workers in the future.
  • 你以后不要跟他见面了。
    Nǐ yǐ hòu bú yào gēn tā jiàn miàn le.
    In the future, stop seeing him.

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