以后
HSK 3 (exam 2025)HSK 2 (2021)
以后 (yǐhòu) · after
以后 (yǐhòu) means “after; later; in the future”. It is written with 2 characters: 以 (with) + 后 (behind). It is an HSK 3 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 以后 is built
The characters
以 yǐ · with
What 以 is made of
- 人rén — person
后 hòu · behind
What 后 is made of
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
Example sentences
以后我想当老师。Yǐhòu wǒ xiǎng dāng lǎoshī.In the future I want to be a teacher.
下课以后你去哪儿？Xiàkè yǐhòu nǐ qù nǎr?Where are you going after class?
Questions about 以后
What does 以后 mean?
以后 (yǐhòu) means “after; later; in the future”.
How do you pronounce 以后?
以后 is pronounced yǐhòu.
Which HSK level is 以后?
以后 is in HSK 3 (exam 2025) and HSK 2 (2021).
Related words
- 可以kěyǐcan
- 所以suǒyǐso
- 以前yǐqiánbefore
- 以上yǐshàngabove
- 以外yǐwàibesides
- 以为yǐwéito think (mistakenly)
- 以下yǐxiàbelow
- 以来yǐláisince
- 以及yǐjíand
- 以内yǐnèiwithin
Learn 以后 with its group
It is part of HSK 2 (2021) · Group 29: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.