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*[[Home With Kids2 (家有儿女2)]] (pp. 167) | *[[Home With Kids2 (家有儿女2)]] (pp. 167) | ||
* [[Modern Mandarin Chinese Grammar: A Practical Guide]] [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0415700108?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0415700108 →buy] | * [[Modern Mandarin Chinese Grammar: A Practical Guide]] [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0415700108?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0415700108 →buy] | ||
| + | * [[Integrated Chinese: Level 2, Part 2]] (pp. 93-4) [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0887276881/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0887276881 →buy] | ||
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Before and after can be expressed using 之前 (zhīqián) and 之后 (zhīhòu). They are in relatively the same vein as 以前/以后, except that these two are adverbs, while 之前/之后 is a preposition. Don't forget that these two are talking about before and after in terms of time.
Structure
Event + 之前/之后
Examples
- 来 中国 之前 ，我 的 汉语 水平 很 差。Before I came to China, my Chinese was bad.
- 吃 完 饭 之后 ，他们 去 了 一家 电影院。After they finished eating, they went to a movie theater.
- 去 北京 之后 ，他 开始 崇拜 毛泽东 了。After he went to Beijing, he started to worship Mao Zedong.
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Sources and further reading
Books
- Home With Kids2 (家有儿女2) (pp. 167)
- Modern Mandarin Chinese Grammar: A Practical Guide →buy
- Integrated Chinese: Level 2, Part 2 (pp. 93-4) →buy
