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HSK 3
后来

HSK 3

How to write 后来

hòu lái

afterwards; later; newly arrived

Stroke order by character

Hòu

surname Hou

lái

to come; (used as a substitute for a more specific verb); hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回来); ever since (as in 自古以来); for the past (amount of time); (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 来世); (between two verbs) in order to; (after a round number) approximately; (used after 得 to indicate possibility, as in 谈得来, or after 不 to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不来)

Example

后来他明白了。

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Words related to 后来

来láito come; (used as a substitute for a more specific verb); hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回来); ever since (as in 自古以来); for the past (amount of time); (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 来世); (between two verbs) in order to; (after a round number) approximately; (used after 得 to indicate possibility, as in 谈得来, or after 不 to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不来)后面hòu mianthe back; the rear; the last bit; behind; near the end; at the back; later; afterwards 后Hòusurname Hou 出来chū láito come out; to appear; to arise 回来huí laito return; to come back 来到lái dàoto arrive; to come 进来jìn láito come in 后天hòu tiānthe day after tomorrow; life after birth (the period in which one develops through experiences, contrasted with 天); acquired (not innate or congenital); a posteriori 后边hòu bianthe back; the rear; the last bit; behind; near the end; at the back; later; afterwards 以后yǐ hòuafter; later; afterwards; following; later on; in the future 带来dài láito bring; (fig.) to bring about; to produce 过来guò láito come over; to manage; to handle; to be able to take care of