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之后
zhīhòu
Main
English Definitionafterwards; following; later; after
Simplified Script之后
Traditional Script之後
Pinyinzhīhòu
Effective Pinyin
(After Tone Sandhi)		Same
Zhuyin (Bopomofo)ㄓ ㄏㄡˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping)zi1hau6
Part of Speech(名) noun
Proficiency Test LevelHSK.v3=4 TOCFL=5
Word Decomposition
之zhī(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的); him; her; it
后hòuback; behind; rear; afterwards; after; later; post-

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Words With Same Head Word    
之间zhījiānbetween; among; inter-
之前zhīqiánbefore; prior to; ago; previously; beforehand
之类zhīlèiand so on; and such
之所以zhī suǒyǐ(after a noun N and before a predicate P) the reason why N P; Example: 我之所以讨厌他 "the reason why I dislike him (is ...)"
之内zhīnèiinside; within
Words With Same Tail Word    
以后yǐhòuafter; later; afterwards; following; later on; in the future
然后ránhòuafter; then (afterwards); after that; afterwards
最后zuìhòufinal; last; finally; ultimate
背后bèihòubehind; at the back; in the rear; behind somebody's back
今后jīnhòuhereafter; henceforth; in the future; from now on
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