以后 (yǐhòu) means After (afterwards - later). Below are 24 of the 56 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
运动 以后 容易渴。
Yùndòng yǐhòu róngyì kě.
You get thirsty easily after exercise.
Dictionary example · HSK 3 · 渴
运动 以后 要洗个澡。
Yùndòng yǐhòu yào xǐ gè zǎo.
You should take a shower after exercising.
Dictionary example · HSK 3 · 洗澡
下雨 以后 河水涨了。
Xià yǔ yǐhòu héshuǐ zhǎng le.
The river rose after the rain.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 涨
写完 以后 要检查一下。
Xiě wán yǐhòu yào jiǎnchá yíxià.
Check it over once you've finished writing.
Dictionary example · HSK 3 · 检查
爬山 以后 腿有点儿疼。
Páshān yǐhòu tuǐ yǒudiǎnr téng.
My legs ache a little after the climb.
Dictionary example · HSK 3 · 爬山
他理发 以后 精神多了。
Tā lǐfà yǐhòu jīngshen duō le.
He looks much smarter after his haircut.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 理发
放假 以后 我轻松多了。
Fàng jià yǐhòu wǒ qīngsōng duō le.
I feel much more relaxed since the holiday started.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 轻松
运动 以后 要补充水分。
Yùndòng yǐhòu yào bǔchōng shuǐfèn.
You need to replace fluids after exercise.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 补充
运动 以后 肌肉有点疼。
Yùndòng yǐhòu jīròu yǒudiǎn téng.
My muscles ache a bit after exercise.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 肌肉
离婚 以后 她过得很好。
Lí hūn yǐhòu tā guò de hěn hǎo.
She has been doing well since the divorce.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 离婚
破产 以后 他重新开始。
Pò chǎn yǐhòu tā chóngxīn kāishǐ.
After going bankrupt he started again.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 破产
运动 以后 胃口特别好。
Yùndòng yǐhòu wèikǒu tèbié hǎo.
My appetite is great after exercise.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 胃口
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From the graded readers
买完 以后 ，我去付钱。
mǎi wán yǐhòu, wǒ qù fù qián.
After I'd got everything I went to pay.
Graded reader · HSK 2 · At the Supermarket
起床 以后 ，我喝一杯水。
qǐchuáng yǐhòu, wǒ hē / hè yī bēi shuǐ.
After getting up, I drink a glass of water.
Graded reader · HSK 1 · My Day
跑完 以后 ，我觉得很舒服。
pǎowán yǐhòu, wǒ juéde hěn shūfu.
Afterwards I felt great.
Graded reader · HSK 2 · My Weekend
三天 以后 ，快递就送到了。
sāntiān yǐhòu, kuài dì jiù sòngdào le / liǎo / liào.
Three days later the delivery arrived.
Graded reader · HSK 3 · Shopping Online
回家 以后 ，我算了一笔账。
huíjiā yǐhòu, wǒ suàn le / liǎo / liào yī bǐ zhàng.
When I got home, I did a calculation.
Graded reader · HSK 4 · A Decision at Thirty
下班 以后 ，我慢慢地走回家。
xiàbān yǐhòu, wǒ mànmàn dì / de zǒu huíjiā.
After work I walked home slowly.
Graded reader · HSK 2 · An Anniversary Surprise
四个小时 以后 ，火车到了上海。
sì gè xiǎoshí yǐhòu, huǒchē dàole shànghǎi.
Four hours later the train arrived in Shanghai.
Graded reader · HSK 2 · The Train to Shanghai
到了那里 以后 ，我还是很紧张。
dàole nàli yǐhòu, wǒ háishì hěn jǐnzhāng.
Even so, I was nervous when I got there.
Graded reader · HSK 3 · The Job Interview
到家 以后 我才发现手机不见了。
dào jiā yǐhòu wǒ cái fāxiàn shǒujī bùjiàn le / liǎo / liào.
It wasn't until I got home that I noticed it was gone.
Graded reader · HSK 3 · Losing My Phone
两个小时 以后 ，我又打了一次。
liǎng gè xiǎoshí yǐhòu, wǒ yòu dǎle yīcì.
Two hours later I tried again.
Graded reader · HSK 3 · Losing My Phone
毕业 以后 工作忙，就更没有时间了。
bìyè yǐhòu gōngzuò máng, jiù gèng / gēng méiyǒu shíjiān le / liǎo / liào.
After graduating, work was busy and there was even less time.
Graded reader · HSK 4 · A Decision at Thirty
火车开了 以后 ，我看见了很多山和田。
huǒchē kāile yǐhòu, wǒ kànjiànle hěnduō shān hé tián.
After the train pulled out I saw a lot of hills and fields.
Graded reader · HSK 2 · The Train to Shanghai
以后 appears in 56 sentences on this site; the 24 shortest and most direct are shown. The rest are on the pages they were written for — the graded readers, the phrasebook and the grammar library.
Questions about 以后
How is 以后 used in a sentence?
This page shows 56 sentences using 以后 (yǐhòu, "After (afterwards - later)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
Are these sentences machine generated?
No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.
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