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之后
Main
Definitionafterwards; following; later; after
Traditional Characters之後
Mandarin (Pinyin)zhīhòu
Parts of Speech(名) noun

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Word Decomposition
 zhī(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的); him; her; it
 hòuback; behind; rear; afterwards; after; later
Related Words
Words With Same Head Word    
之前zhīqiánbefore; prior to; ago
之上zhīshàngabove
之下zhīxiàunder; beneath; less than
之一zhīyīone of (something); one out of a multitude; one (third, quarter, percent etc)
之中zhīzhōnginside
Words With Same Tail Word    
最后zuìhòufinal; last; finally; ultimate
然后ránhòuafter; then (afterwards); after that; afterwards
以后yǐhòuafter; later; afterwards; following; later on; in the future
今后jīnhòuhereafter; henceforth; in the future; from now on
先后xiānhòuearly or late; priority; in succession; one after another
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