以后 yǐ hòu
“after; later; afterwards”
locality wordHSK 3 · 2021 list level 2Traditional 以後
新HSK等级2025 HSK 3.0 syllabus level
以后 appears in the November 2025 exam syllabus in the following numbered entry. Levels refer to the listed reading and use, not every meaning.
- Entry 929: 以后 yǐhòu — Level 3; official annotation 3 (名). PDF page 103
Separate from the HSK 2.0 and 2021 list labels above. Compare the three lists.
用法How to use 以后
以后 means "after" or "later/in the future." It often follows a time or event to mean "after that," as in 下课以后, or stands alone to mean "later/from now on." A common pattern is (event/time) + 以后 + clause, or 以后 + subject + verb.
例句Example sentences
- 放学以后我们一起去吃饭吧。fàng xué yǐ hòu wǒ men yì qǐ qù chī fàn ba.Let's go eat together after school.
- 以后我想去中国工作。yǐ hòu wǒ xiǎng qù zhōng guó gōng zuò.In the future, I want to work in China.
- 这件事以后再说。zhè jiàn shì yǐ hòu zài shuō.We'll talk about this later.
易混词Easily confused
以后vs后来
后来 means "later" in a past story and cannot refer to the future; 以后 can mean "after" a stated time/event or "in the future."