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后来
hòu lái
later, afterwards
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What does 后来 mean?
后来 (pinyin: hòu lái) means later, afterwards. It belongs to the official HSK 4 vocabulary (upper intermediate), among the most frequent words of everyday Chinese.
Example with 后来
Character families
Every HSK 1–4 word containing 后 · Every HSK 1–4 word containing 来
The characters of 后来
| 后 | hòu | component character |
| 来 | lái | to come (HSK 1) |
Related HSK 4 words
| 紧张 | jǐn zhāng | nervous, tense |
| 无论 | wú lùn | no matter, regardless of |
| 地址 | dì zhǐ | address |
| 嘴 | zuǐ | mouth |
| 假 | gēi | fake, false; leave |
| 超过 | chāo guò | to surpass, exceed |
| 经历 | jīng lì | to go through, experience |
| 讨论 | tǎo lùn | discuss |
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