此后

此後

cǐhòu

conjunction HSK 5 #11,356

Meanings

This + after — after this, from then on.

此后他再也没有回来。

Cǐhòu tā zàiyě méiyǒu huílái.

After that he never came back.

此后的几年里，他一直住在北京。

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

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

此后两国关系不断改善。

Cǐhòu liǎng guó guānxì bùduàn 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