Chinese Traditional: 後來
Chinese Simplified: 后来
Pinyin: hou4 lai2
Zhuyin: ㄏㄡˋ ㄌㄞˊ
English Meaning: later on, afterwards
German Meaning: später, nachher, danach

Example Sentences:

他一向很用功唸書, 後來很順利地通過考試。
他一向很用功念书, 后来很顺利地通过考试。
ta1 yi2 xiang4 hen3 yong4 gong1 nian4 shu1, hou4 lai2 hen3 shun4 li4 di5 tong1 guo4 kao3 shi4.
He was very diligent in studying, and passed the exam afterwards without problems.
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我的堂姊在紐西蘭學了半年的英語,後來就回澳門去了。
我的堂姊在纽西兰学了半年的英语,后来就回澳门去了。
wo3 de5 tang2 jie3 zai4 niu3 xi1 lan2 xue2 le5 ban4 nian2 de5 ying1 yu3, hou4 lai2 jiu4 hui2 ao4 men2 qu4 le5.
My cousin studied English for half a year in New Zealand and afterwards returned to Macao.
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事情一開始進展得很順利,但後來我們遇到了困難。
事情一开始进展得很顺利,但后来我们遇到了困难。
shi4 qing2 yi4 kai1 shi3 jin4 zhan3 de5 hen3 shun4 li4, dan4 hou4 lai2 wo3 men5 yu4 dao4 le5 kun4 nan2.
Things went well at the beginning, but later on we ran into trouble.
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Related Words:

 

hòu

1. after, later 2. back, behind, rear 3. afterwards 4. offspring

Here: afterwards

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lái

1. to come 2. in order to 3. to take place, to crop up 4. to have 5. future, coming, next 6. (used to replace another verb) 7. (used with to express capability) 8. ever since

Here: future, coming, next

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