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* 开始 他 不 同意, 但 <em>后来</em> 他 同意 了。 <span class="trans">At first he didn't agree, but then he did later.</span>
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* 开始 他 不 同意, 但 <em>后来</em> 他 同意 了。 <span class="pinyin">Kāishǐ tā bù tóngyì, dàn <em>hòulái</em> tā tóngyì le.</span><span class="trans">At first he didn't agree, but then he did later.</span>
* 上 个 星期 我 的 朋友 生病 了,不过 <em>后来</em> 他 病 好 了。<span class="trans">Last week my friend got sick, but then he got better.</span>
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* 上 个 星期 我 的 朋友 生病 了,不过 <em>后来</em> 他 病 好 了。<span class="pinyin">Shàng gè xīngqí wǒ de péngyǒu shēngbìng le, bùguò <em>hòulái</em> tā bìng hǎo le.</span><span class="trans">Last week my friend got sick, but then he got better.</span>
* 她 昨天 吃 了 海鲜,<em>后来</em> 她 食物 中毒 了。<span class="trans">She ate seafood yesterday, but then she got food poisoning.</span>
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* 她 昨天 吃 了 海鲜,<em>后来</em> 她 食物 中毒 了。<span class="pinyin">Tā zuótiān chī le hǎixiān, <em>hòulái</em> tā shíwù zhòngdú le.</span><span class="trans">She ate seafood yesterday, but then she got food poisoning.</span>
  
 
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Revision as of 11:23, 23 December 2014

"..., 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。 Kāishǐ tā bù tóngyì, dàn hòulái tā tóngyì le.At first he didn't agree, but then he did later.
  • 上 个 星期 我 的 朋友 生病 了,不过 后来 他 病 好 了。Shàng gè xīngqí wǒ de péngyǒu shēngbìng le, bùguò hòulái tā bìng hǎo le.Last week my friend got sick, but then he got better.
  • 她 昨天 吃 了 海鲜,后来 她 食物 中毒 了。Tā zuótiān chī le hǎixiān, hòulái tā shíwù zhòngdú le.She ate seafood yesterday, but then she got food poisoning.

See also

Sources and further reading

Books