此后 cǐhòu after this
after this; afterwards; hereafter
How to remember 此后: 此 this + 后 back = after this.
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How it is used
- 'After this / from then on / thereafter' - 此后他再也没来过 (cǐhòu tā zài yě méi lái guò) after that he never came again.
- Written counterpart to 以后 (yǐhòu); pairs with 此前 (cǐqián, before this). Common in narrative and news.
- Marks a turning point from a moment already established in the text.