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后来
后来 in English: afterwards; later
hòu lái
afterwards; later; newly arrived
How to pronounce 后来
hòu lái (without tone marks: hou lai). hòu is a fourth (sharply falling) tone; lái is a second (rising) tone.
Characters in 后来
后 hòu
empress; queen; (archaic) monarch
empress; queen; (archaic) monarch
来 lái
to come; (used as a substitute for a more specific verb); hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來|回来[hui2 lai5])
to come; (used as a substitute for a more specific verb); hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來|回来[hui2 lai5])
Example sentences with 后来
| 后来我通过共同的朋友找到新地址。 | from The Returned Package |
| 后来我把两个选择分别写下来，考虑自己真正想学习什么。 | from The Decision After Graduation |
Related words
| 后面 | hòu mian | the back; the rear | HSK 1 |
| 来 | lái | to come | HSK 1 |
| 然后 | rán hòu | then; after that | HSK 3 |
| 最后 | zuì hòu | final; last | HSK 3 |
| 起来 | qǐ lai | to stand up; to get up | HSK 3 |
| 后悔 | hòu huǐ | to regret; to feel remorse | HSK 4 |
| 本来 | běn lái | original; originally | HSK 4 |
| 从来 | cóng lái | always; at all times | HSK 4 |
| 将来 | jiāng lái | in the future; future | HSK 4 |
| 来不及 | lái bu jí | there's not enough time (to do sth); it's too late (to do sth) | HSK 4 |