English–Chinese
“afterward” in Chinese
How to say “afterward” in Chinese
“Afterward” in Chinese is 随后 (suí hòu).
A second event arrives on the same timeline soon after the first.
Example sentences with 随后
事故发生后，救援人员随后到达了现场。shì gù fā shēng hòu jiù yuán rén yuán suí hòu dào dá le xiàn chǎng
After the accident, the rescue workers then arrived at the scene.
Tips for using 随后
- Compared with more casual sequence markers, this word is especially natural in reports and written narratives, where it keeps the order of events compact.
Other Chinese words for “afterward”
出了问题，事后我们再处理。chū le wèn tí shì hòu wǒ men zài chú lǐ
If a problem comes up, we will deal with it afterward.
他去了北京，其后我没有再见到他。tā qù le běi jīng qí hòu wǒ méi yǒu zài jiàn dào tā
He went to Beijing, and afterward I never saw him again.