此后

此後
cǐhòu
conjunction HSK 5 #11,356

Meanings

  1. 1 after this; afterwards; hereafter
  2. 2 from then on

Characters

This + after - after this, from then on.

Examples

HSK 2
Cǐhòu de jǐ nián lǐ, tā yīzhí zhù zài Běijīng.
In the years that followed, he lived in Beijing the whole time.
HSK 4
Cǐhòu liǎng guó guānxì bùduàn gǎishàn.
After that, relations between the two countries continued to improve.
HSK 5
Cǐhòu tā zàiyě méiyǒu huílái.
After that he never came back.

Tips

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

Stroke Order

hòu