Difference between revisions of "Sequencing past events with "houlai""

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* [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0415700108?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0415700108 Modern Mandarin Chinese Grammar: A Practical Guide] (pp. 267)
 
* [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0415700108?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0415700108 Modern Mandarin Chinese Grammar: A Practical Guide] (pp. 267)
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Revision as of 08:11, 17 November 2011

"..., 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.

Here's the basic structure:

Past Event #1 + 后来 + Past Event #2

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。

Sources and further reading

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