以后 (after / in the future)

From now on…

after以后yǐ hòu is the mirror of before以前yǐ qián: "after / in the future".
after以后yǐ hòuI / me我wǒwant / think / miss想xiǎngat or in the very same...当dāngteacher老师lǎo shī = "in the future, I want to be a teacher."
Like before以前yǐ qián, it follows a time or verb — or stands alone up front.

in the future以后yǐ hòu，I我wǒwant想xiǎngbe当dāngteacher老师lǎo shī。

after以后yǐ hòu，I / me我wǒwant / think / miss想xiǎngat or in the very same...当dāngteacher老师lǎo shī = "in the future, I want to be a teacher."

Practice

In the future I want to be a teacher: ____，我想当老师。

Practice

Build: “Go home after class.”

to finish class下课xià kèafter以后yǐ hòu (after class), to have a meal吃饭chī fànafter以后yǐ hòu (after eating) — after以后yǐ hòu comes after.

finish class下课xià kèafter以后yǐ hòugo home回家huí jiā。

to finish class下课xià kèafter以后yǐ hòuto return home回家huí jiā = "go home after class."

Explore

X + 以后 = after X; alone at the front, 以后 means 'in the future'.

Practice

以后 is the mirror of which word?

Practice

以后 can also attach to a verb: 吃饭以后 (after eating).

Key idea

after以后yǐ hòu — "after / in the future" (mirror of before以前yǐ qián)
Alone up front = "in the future"; after a time / verb = "after that"
after以后yǐ hòuI / me我wǒwant / think / miss想xiǎngat or in the very same...当dāngteacher老师lǎo shī · to finish class下课xià kèafter以后yǐ hòu

Read the full reference: HSK 3 grammar — Nouns.