以后 vs 之后 (after / afterwards) · 以后 vs 之后
Recover the reference point for afterwards
- You describe returning three days after a departure.
- 三天之后，他回来了。 — The return is placed three days after the relevant starting event.
Recover the reference point for afterwards
- You describe returning three days after a departure.
- 三天after之后，he / him他to return回来(completed / change)了。 — The return is placed three days after the relevant starting event.
You describe returning three days after a departure. What does 三天之后，他回来了。 communicate?
The return is placed three days after the relevant starting event. 以后 can independently refer to the future. 之后 needs a reference point, but that point can be supplied by the surrounding discourse rather than repeated immediately before it.
Build the form
- The pattern in this lesson is 以后 vs 之后 (after / afterwards). Locate it in the original interlinear examples below.
- Keep the words in their demonstrated positions; the pattern must fit the intended situation as well as the sentence form.
in the future以后I我want想be当teacher老师。
Build the form
- The pattern in this lesson is after以后 vs after之后 (after / afterwards). Locate it in the original interlinear examples below.
- Keep the words in their demonstrated positions; the pattern must fit the intended situation as well as the sentence form.
in the future以后I我want想be当teacher老师。
Using the lesson pattern in this demonstrated example: Three days later, he came back: 三天 ____，他回来了。
三天之后 and 三天以后 can both fit this elapsed-time reference.
Read examples in context
three三days天after之后，he他come back回来了。
- In the opening example, 三天之后，他回来了。: The return is placed three days after the relevant starting event.
- Explain who acts, what is described and which time or group is relevant before choosing an English paraphrase.
Read examples in context
three三days天after之后，he他come back回来了。
- In the opening example, 三天after之后，he / him他to return回来(completed / change)了。: The return is placed three days after the relevant starting event.
- Explain who acts, what is described and which time or group is relevant before choosing an English paraphrase.
Which word can independently refer to future time without an earlier event as its reference?
以后 can mean in future. 之后 means afterwards and needs a recoverable reference point, which may be supplied by the discourse.
Know the boundary
- 以后 can independently refer to the future.
- 之后 needs a reference point, but that point can be supplied by the surrounding discourse rather than repeated immediately before it.
Know the boundary
- after以后 can independently refer to the future.
- after之后 needs a reference point, but that point can be supplied by the surrounding discourse rather than repeated immediately before it.
之后 is more written than 以后. · 之后 比 以后 更书面。
Yes — 之后 leans formal; 以后 is everyday and can mean “in future”. · 对 —— 之后 偏书面;以后 日常,且可表“将来”。
之后 must always have its reference point written immediately before it.
以后 can independently refer to the future. 之后 needs a reference point, but that point can be supplied by the surrounding discourse rather than repeated immediately before it. The return is placed three days after the relevant starting event.
Use the distinction
- The return is placed three days after the relevant starting event.
- 以后 can independently refer to the future. 之后 needs a reference point, but that point can be supplied by the surrounding discourse rather than repeated immediately before it.
Read the full reference: HSK 5 grammar — Comparing similar time words.
Use the distinction
- The return is placed three days after the relevant starting event.
- after以后 can independently refer to the future. after之后 needs a reference point, but that point can be supplied by the surrounding discourse rather than repeated immediately before it.
Read the full reference: HSK 5 grammar — Comparing similar time words.