此后

此後

cǐhòu

conjunction HSK 5 #11,356

Meanings

This + after - after this, from then on.

HSK 2

此后他再也没有回来。

Cǐhòu tā zàiyě méiyǒu huílái.

After that he never came back.

HSK 3

此后的几年里，他一直住在北京。

Cǐhòu de jǐ nián lǐ, tā yìzhí zhù zài Běijīng.

In the years that followed, he lived in Beijing the whole time.

HSK 5

此后两国关系不断改善。

Cǐhòu liǎng guó guānxi búduàn gǎishàn.

After that, relations between the two countries continued to improve.

usage

此后 (after this - formal/written) vs. 之后 (zhīhòu - general/casual 'after') vs. 以后 (yǐhòu - most common 'after/later').

此 cǐ

后 hòu