Writing
之后 (zhī hòu) — how to say "after" in Chinese
之后
After
noun
Character composition
之
this
后
after
Radicals / Keys
口
Mouth
#30 · kǒu · 3 strokes
丿
Slash
#4 · piě · 1 stroke
Synonyms
Collocations
三年之后
sān nián zhīhòu
three years later
下课之后
xiàkè zhīhòu
after class
Examples
我们吃饭之后去看电影。
After we eat, we go to watch a movie.
之后我去。
Afterwards I go.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say "after" in Chinese?
"after" in Chinese is 之后 (zhī hòu).
之后 meaning in English
之后 (zhī hòu) means "After".
After in Mandarin pinyin
It is pronounced zhī hòu (written as zhi hou, zhihou). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
How do you write "after" in Chinese characters?
It is written 之后: 之 has 3 strokes, 后 has 6 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.
What HSK 3.0 level is 之后?
之后 is on the HSK 3.0 level 4 word list. It is not part of the six-level HSK 2.0 lists.
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