之後

See also: 之后

Chinese

		's; him/her/it; this	back; behind; rear back; behind; rear; afterwards; after; later
trad. (之後)		之	後
simp. (之后)		之	后
Literally: “in the time after ...”

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Standard)

  (Pinyin): zhīhòu

  (Zhuyin): ㄓ ㄏㄡˋ

  (Chengdu, Sichuanese Pinyin): zi¹ hou⁴

  (Dungan, Cyrillic and Wiktionary): зыху (zɨhu, I-III)

• Cantonese

  (Guangzhou–Hong Kong, Jyutping): zi¹ hau⁶

  (Taishan, Wiktionary): zi¹ heu^5*

• Gan (Wiktionary): zi¹ 'heu⁵
• Hakka

  (Sixian, PFS): chṳ̂-heu

  (Meixian, Guangdong): zi¹ hêu⁴

• Northern Min (KCR): ci̿-hē
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): chi-āu / chi-ǎu / chi-hō͘ / chi-hiǒ

  (Teochew, Peng'im): ze¹ ao⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhīhòu
    • Zhuyin: ㄓ ㄏㄡˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhihhòu
    • Wade–Giles: chih¹-hou⁴
    • Yale: jr̄-hòu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyhow
    • Palladius: чжихоу (čžixou)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵ xoʊ̯⁵¹/
  • (Chengdu)
    • Sichuanese Pinyin: zi¹ hou⁴
    • Scuanxua Ladinxua Xin Wenz: zxou
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sz̩⁵⁵ xəu²¹³/
  • (Dungan)
    • Cyrillic and Wiktionary: зыху (zɨhu, I-III)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sz̩²⁴ xou⁴⁴/

    (Note: Dungan pronunciation is currently experimental and may be inaccurate.)

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zi¹ hau⁶
    • Yale: jī hauh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzi¹ hau⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: ji¹ heo⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siː⁵⁵ hɐu̯²²/
  • (Taishanese, Taicheng)
    • Wiktionary: zi¹ heu^5*
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡si³³ heu³²⁻³²⁵/
• Gan
  • (Nanchang)
    • Wiktionary: zi¹ 'heu⁵
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sz̩⁴² ˈhɛu¹¹/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chṳ̂-heu
    • Hakka Romanization System: zii´ heu
    • Hagfa Pinyim: zi¹ heu⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /t͡sɨ²⁴⁻¹¹ heu̯⁵⁵/
  • (Meixian)
    • Guangdong: zi¹ hêu⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /t͡sz̩⁴⁴⁻³⁵ heu⁵³/
• Northern Min
  • (Jian'ou)
    • Kienning Colloquial Romanized: ci̿-hē
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡si³³ xe⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese, Singapore)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chi-āu
    • Tâi-lô: tsi-āu
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ci'au
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou, Singapore): /t͡si⁴⁴⁻²² au²²/
    • IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /t͡si⁴⁴⁻³³ au³³/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chi-ǎu
    • Tâi-lô: tsi-ǎu
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡si³³ au²²/
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chi-hō͘
    • Tâi-lô: tsi-hōo
    • Phofsit Daibuun: ci'ho
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /t͡si⁴⁴⁻²² hɔ²²/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chi-hiǒ
    • Tâi-lô: tsi-hiǒ
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡si³³ hio²²/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: ze¹ ao⁶
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tsṳ ău
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɯ³³⁻²³ au³⁵/

Noun

之後

1. after; later; afterwards

   你放學之後通常有什麼活動？ [MSC, trad.]
   你放学之后通常有什么活动？ [MSC, simp.]

   Nǐ fàngxué zhīhòu tōngcháng yǒu shénme huódòng? [Pinyin]

   What activities do you have after school?

2. (placed sentence-initially) afterwards; then

   之後便會有人通知你聚會的時間和地點。 [MSC, trad.]
   之后便会有人通知你聚会的时间和地点。 [MSC, simp.]

   Zhīhòu biàn huì yǒurén tōngzhī nǐ jùhuì de shíjiān hé dìdiǎn. [Pinyin]

   You will be notified afterwards about the location and time of the meeting.

Synonyms

• 以後／以后 (yǐhòu)
• (Hakka) 過後／过后 (guòhòu)
• (Hokkien) 了後／了后

Antonyms

• 之前 (zhīqián)

Derived terms

• 名門之後／名门之后
• 百年之後／百年之后 (bǎiniánzhīhòu)
• 百歲之後／百岁之后