事后 shìhòu after the event
after the event; in hindsight; in retrospect
How to remember 事后: 事 matter + 后 back = after the event.
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How it is used
- After the fact / in hindsight - 事后才知道 (shìhòu cái zhīdào) only found out afterward.
- 事后 marks the time after an event; contrast 事前 (shìqián, beforehand) and 事中 (during).
- 事后诸葛亮 (shìhòu Zhūgě Liàng) = a hindsight genius / Monday-morning quarterback.
- 事后来看 (shìhòu láikàn) = in retrospect.