后来

后来 hòulái

Afterwards (after)

后来 in a sentence HSK 3 繁體後來 houlai

What 后来 means

Afterwards (after)

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后来 is written with 2 characters. Chinese words are usually easier to remember once you can see what each part contributes.

后

hòu

Back (after - later - offspring)

来

lái

Come (arrive)

Words that share a character with 后来

How to write 后来

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后来 in a sentence

我们先去了公园，后来又去了超市。

Wǒmen xiān qù le gōngyuán, hòulái yòu qù le chāoshì.

We went to the park first, and afterwards to the supermarket.

后来他就没再来过。

Hòulái tā jiù méi zài lái guo.

After that he never came again.

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Questions about 后来

What does 后来 mean in English?

后来 is pronounced hòulái and means Afterwards (after).

How do you pronounce 后来?

后来 is hòulái in pinyin — written houlai without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.

What are the characters in 后来?

后来 is written with 2 characters: 后 (hòu) Back (after - later - offspring), 来 (lái) Come (arrive). Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.

How is 后来 written in traditional Chinese?

後來. The simplified form 后来 is used in mainland China and Singapore; 後來 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau. Both are pronounced hòulái.

Is 后来 an HSK word?

Yes — 后来 is on the official HSK 3 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 3 page.

Studied around the same time

过去 guòqù 还是 háishì 害怕 hàipà 黑板 hēibǎn 护照 hùzhào 花 huā 画 huà 坏 huài

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