How to write 之后 (zhī hòu) in Chinese

之后 (pinyin: zhī hòu, written "zhi hou" or "zhihou") means after; behind. Below: its meaning, pronunciation, stroke order, and example sentences, so you can learn how to read, say, and write 之后.

Meaning

after; behind
(at the beginning of a sentence) afterwards; since then

Stroke order

之

后

Character breakdown

之zhī(classical possessive particle); him/her/it/them; to go to 后hòuafter; behind, rear; descendants

Examples

差不多吧。其实也不完全是迷信。打扫完之后,心情会很舒服,准备好迎接新的一年。

chà bu duō ba. qí shí yě bù wán quán shì mí xìn. dǎ sǎo wán zhī hòu, xīn qíng huì hěn shū fu, zhǔn bèi hǎo yíng jiē xīn de yì nián.

Pretty much. Actually it's not entirely superstition either. After cleaning, you feel good, ready to welcome the new year.

中午之后,他突然发现一个奇怪的事:时间变长了。一下午做的事比平时一整天都多。

zhōng wǔ zhī hòu, tā tū rán fā xiàn yí ge qí guài de shì: shí jiān biàn cháng le. yí xià wǔ zuò de shì bǐ píng shí yì zhěng tiān dōu duō.

After noon, he suddenly noticed something strange: time had stretched. He'd done more in one afternoon than usually in a full day.

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How to write 之后 (zhī hòu) in Chinese

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