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

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*她 以前 是 兼职 老师 ,<em>后来</em> 做 了 全职 。<span class="pinyin">Tā yǐqián shì jiānzhí lǎoshī, <em>hòulái</em> zuò le quánzhí.</span><span class="trans">She was a part time teacher two years ago. Afterwards she became full time.</span>
 
*她 以前 是 兼职 老师 ,<em>后来</em> 做 了 全职 。<span class="pinyin">Tā yǐqián shì jiānzhí lǎoshī, <em>hòulái</em> zuò le quánzhí.</span><span class="trans">She was a part time teacher two years ago. Afterwards she became full time.</span>
 
*我 的 大学 老师 辞职 了 ,<em>后来</em> 去 上海 做 生意 了 。<span class="trans">My college teacher quit his job. Afterwards, he went to Shanghai to do business.</span>
 
*我 的 大学 老师 辞职 了 ,<em>后来</em> 去 上海 做 生意 了 。<span class="trans">My college teacher quit his job. Afterwards, he went to Shanghai to do business.</span>
*北京 以前 叫 北平 ,<em>后来</em> 改成 了 北京 。<span class="pinyin"> Běijīng yǐqián jiào běipíng, <em>hòulái</em> gǎi chéng le Běijīng.</span><span class="trans">Beijing used to be called Beiping and got changed into Beijing afterwards.</span>
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*北京 以前 叫 北平 ,<em>后来</em> 改成 了 北京 。<span class="pinyin"> Běijīng yǐqián jiào Běipíng, <em>hòulái</em> gǎi chéng le Běijīng.</span><span class="trans">Beijing used to be called Beiping and got changed into Beijing afterwards.</span>
  
 
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"⋯⋯, 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:

  • 他 说 他 会 来 ,后来 又 说 不 来 了 。Tā shuō tā huì lái, hòulái yòu shuō bù lái le.He said he would come, but later he said that he's not coming.
  • 他们 上周 吵架 了 ,后来 和好 了 。Tāmen shàng zhōu chǎojià le, hòulái hé hǎo le.They had a fight last week and they made up afterwards.
  • 我 昨晚 走 得 早 ,不 知道 后来 发生 了 什么 。Wǒ zuówǎn zǒu de zǎo, bù zhīdào hòulái fāshēng le shénme.I left very early yesterday evening, so I don't know what happened afterwards.
  • 空调 我 上 个 月 修好 了 ,后来 又 坏了 。Kōngtiáo wǒ shàng gè yuè xiū hǎo le, hòulái yòu huài le.I fixed the air conditioner last week, but it was broken again after that.
  • 他们 在一起 差不多 三 年 ,后来 分手 了 。Tāmen zài yīqǐ chàbuduō sān nián, hòulái fēnshǒu le.They had been together for about three years. But they broke up afterwards.
  • 开始 我 父母 不 同意 ,后来 他们 同意 了 。Kāishǐ wǒ fùmǔ bù tóngyì, hòulái tāmen tóngyì le.My parents disapproved in the beginning, but they approved later.
  • 他 以前 是 厨师 ,后来 当 了 老板 。Tā yǐqián shì chúshī, hòulái dāng le lǎobǎn.He used to be a chef. Afterwards he became the owner.
  • 她 以前 是 兼职 老师 ,后来 做 了 全职 。Tā yǐqián shì jiānzhí lǎoshī, hòulái zuò le quánzhí.She was a part time teacher two years ago. Afterwards she became full time.
  • 我 的 大学 老师 辞职 了 ,后来 去 上海 做 生意 了 。My college teacher quit his job. Afterwards, he went to Shanghai to do business.
  • 北京 以前 叫 北平 ,后来 改成 了 北京 。 Běijīng yǐqián jiào Běipíng, hòulái gǎi chéng le Běijīng.Beijing used to be called Beiping and got changed into Beijing afterwards.

See also

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