Difference between revisions of "Sequencing past events with "houlai""
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Revision as of 07:01, 20 February 2013
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"..., 后来..." (..., hòulái...) is used to sequence past events in the same way that "Afterward..." is in English. Something very important to note is that 后来 can only be used with two events that have already occurred.
Structure
Past Event #1 + 后来 + Past Event #2
Examples
Here are some examples of this pattern in action:
- 开始 他 不 同意, 但 后来 他 同意 了。
- 上 个 星期 我 的 朋友 生病 了，不过 后来 他 病 好 了。
- 她 昨天 吃 了 海鲜，后来 她 食物 中毒 了。
See also
- Before and After with "zhiqian" and "zhihou"
- Saying "Ever Since" with "yilai"
- In the future in general
