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后来 hòu lái

HSK 4 word · traditional 後來

Meanings

• afterwards; later
• newly arrived

Characters

• 后 hòu: back
• 来 lái: to come

Example sentences

后来我意识到北京人比较慢地散步。
I later realized that Beijing people walk slowly.
Tatoeba #858950 by eastasiastudent (CC BY 2.0 FR)

我本来想走的，但后来忘了。
I intended to go, but forgot to.
Tatoeba #4264664 by notabene (CC BY 2.0 FR)

他以前是教授，后来当了系主任。
He used to be a professor, but now he is the dean.
Tatoeba #8645573 by hamsolo474 (CC BY 2.0 FR)

Meanings and readings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0).