之后 (zhīhòu) means After (following - later). Below are 9 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
失败 之后 要认真反思。
Shībài zhīhòu yào rènzhēn fǎnsī.
After a failure one should reflect seriously.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 反思
整顿 之后 秩序好多了。
Zhěngdùn zhīhòu zhìxù hǎo duō le.
Order is much better after the shake-up.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 整顿
富裕 之后 更要懂得节约。
Fùyù zhīhòu gèng yào dǒngde jiéyuē.
Once well off, one should understand thrift all the more.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 富裕
熬夜 之后 他感到很疲倦。
Áoyè zhīhòu tā gǎndào hěn píjuàn.
After staying up all night he felt very tired.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 疲倦
忙完 之后 他反而觉得空虚。
Máng wán zhīhòu tā fǎn'ér juéde kōngxū.
Once the rush was over he actually felt empty.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 空虚
失败 之后 应该好好检讨原因。
Shībài zhīhòu yīnggāi hǎohāo jiǎntǎo yuányīn.
After a failure one should carefully examine the reasons.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 检讨
运动 之后 要补充足够的蛋白质。
Yùndòng zhīhòu yào bǔchōng zúgòu de dànbáizhì.
You need enough protein after exercising.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 蛋白质
谈完 之后 ，他的心情开朗多了。
Tán wán zhīhòu, tā de xīnqíng kāilǎng duō le.
After the talk his mood was much brighter.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 开朗
经历过 之后 ，他才有了这种觉悟。
Jīnglì guo zhīhòu, tā cái yǒu le zhè zhǒng juéwù.
Only after going through it did he come to this realisation.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 觉悟
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How is 之后 used in a sentence?
This page shows 9 sentences using 之后 (zhīhòu, "After (following - later)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
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