Difference between revisions of "In the future in general with "yihou""
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* <em>以后</em>，我 会 学 中文。 | * <em>以后</em>，我 会 学 中文。 | ||
* <em>以后</em>，我 要 去 中国。 | * <em>以后</em>，我 要 去 中国。 | ||
| − | * 我 <em>以后</em> | + | * 我 <em>以后</em> 不 喝 啤酒 了。 |
* 他 <em>以后</em> 不 在 这里 工作 了。 | * 他 <em>以后</em> 不 在 这里 工作 了。 | ||
Revision as of 01:41, 29 January 2013
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Level
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Similar to
- After a specific time with "yihou" (A2)
- Expressing "before" in general with "yiqian" (A2)
- Expressing "when" with "de shihou" (A2)
- Expressing "before" and "after" with "zhiqian" and "zhihou" (B1)
- Expressing "when" with "shi" (B1)
- Sequencing past events with "houlai" (B1)
- Comparing "yihou" "ranhou" "houlai" (B2)
- Comparing "yihou" and "zhihou" (B2)
- Expressing future with "jiang" (B2)
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Used for
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Keywords
Structure
To talk about things happening at some unspecified time in the future, you can use 以后 (yǐ hòu). The structure is:
以后， + Subject + Verb + Object
This can be used to talk about actions in the future, or to talk about events that happened after other events in a story.
Examples
- 以后，我 会 学 中文。
- 以后，我 要 去 中国。
- 我 以后 不 喝 啤酒 了。
- 他 以后 不 在 这里 工作 了。
See also
- "Before" in general
- After a specific time
- Before and After with "zhiqian" and "zhihou"
- Sequencing Past Events with "houlai"
Sources and further reading
Books
- Modern Mandarin Chinese Grammar: A Practical Guide (pp. 268) →buy
- Basic Patterns of Chinese Grammar (pp. 26 - 27) →buy
- Integrated Chinese: Level 1, Part 2 (pp. 294) →buy
