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* 我 <em>以后</em> 不 喝 啤酒 了。<span class="trans">I will not drink beer later.</span> | * 我 <em>以后</em> 不 喝 啤酒 了。<span class="trans">I will not drink beer later.</span> | ||
* 他 <em>以后</em> 不 在 这里 工作 了。<span class="trans">I will not work here later.</span> | * 他 <em>以后</em> 不 在 这里 工作 了。<span class="trans">I will not work here later.</span> | ||
| − | + | *<em>以后<em>，我会再来这里。 | |
| + | *他<em>以后<em>想做一个老师。 | ||
| + | *<em>以后<em>，我要开一个公司。 | ||
| + | *我<em>以后<em>会联系你。 | ||
| + | *<em>以后<em>，我们不会再见面了。 | ||
| + | *我<em>以后<em>想去google工作。 | ||
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Revision as of 02:32, 11 October 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
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
