此后

此後

cǐhòu

conjunction HSK 5 #11,356

Meanings

This + after — after this, from then on.

Cǐhòu tā zài yě méiyǒu huílái.

After that he never came back.

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

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

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