In the future in general with "yihou"

Like talking about the past, talking about things in the future is very straight forward. You can use the simple 以后（yǐhòu) which means "later".

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。Later, I will learn Chinese.
• 以后，我 要 去 中国。Later, I will go to China.
• 我 以后 不 喝 啤酒 了。I will not drink beer later.
• 他 以后 不 在 这里 工作 了。I will not work here later.
• 以后，我会再来这里。
• 他以后想做一个老师。
• 以后，我要开一个公司。
• 我以后会联系你。
• 以后，我们不会再见面了。
• 我以后想去google工作。

See also

• "Before" in general
• After a specific time
• Before and after with "zhiqian" and "zhihou"
• Sequencing past events with "houlai"
• Expressing future with "jiang"

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 (3rd ed) (pp. 293-4) →buy