Chinese word

事后

Pronunciation

Pinyinshì hòu

Meaning

  • adverbafterward

Example

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.

Illustration for 事后 (afterward)

More examples

方案尚未确定，事后再决定也不迟。fāng àn shàng wèi què dìng shì hòu zài jué dìng yě bù chí

The plan has not been finalized yet, so it is not too late to decide afterward.

Core concept

The stage after an event, when its consequences or follow-up actions take place.

Common phrases

  • 事后再决定shì hòu zài jué dìng

    decide afterward

  • 事后才知道shì hòu cái zhī dào

    only find out afterward

Similar words

之后zhī hòu: In the time or situation that follows a particular event or point in time.
以后yǐ hòu: Later than a given time, or during the period that begins from then onward.
后来hòu lái: At a later point after something happened, often when describing a later development.
然后rán hòu: Next in time or order, marking what happens or is done after an earlier action.

Definition in Chinese

表示在某件事情发生之后的时间点或随后发生的情况，用作副词，常用于描述事发后的情形。biǎo shì zài mǒu jiàn shì qíng fā shēng zhī hòu de shí jiān diǎn huò suí hòu fā shēng de qíng kuàng yòng zuò fù cí cháng yòng yú miáo shù shì fā hòu de qíng xíng

Word origin

事后 (shìhòu, "after the event") combines 事 (shì, "matter or event") + 后 (hòu, "after"), so the word directly marks what comes after an event.

Usage tips

  • The word usually points back to a specific event that listeners already know about, rather than describing an unspecified delay in time.

Other meanings

  • lateradverb

Opposites

  • 事前shì qiánbeforehandadverb

Related words

  • 事后回顾shì hòu huí gùafter-the-fact reviewnoun
  • 事后诸葛亮shì hòu zhū gé liànghindsight expertidiom

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