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Revision as of 09:48, 15 May 2012
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.
- 以后，我 会 中文。
- 以后，我 会 喝 啤酒。
- 以后，我 会 做 饭。
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
