yùndòng yǐhòu xūyào lāshēn.

You need to stretch after exercising.

Breakdown of yùndòng yǐhòu xūyào lāshēn.

• 需要xūyào: to need
• 以后yǐhòu: after
• 运动yùndòng: to exercise
• 拉伸lāshēn: to stretch

Questions & Answers about yùndòng yǐhòu xūyào lāshēn.

What does 以后 do in this sentence?

以后 means after or following. In 运动以后需要拉伸, it marks 运动 as the event that happens first, so the whole phrase 运动以后 means after exercising or after exercise.

A very common pattern is:

Verb / event + 以后 + ...
= after doing something ...

Examples:

• 吃饭以后休息。 = Rest after eating.
• 下课以后回家。 = Go home after class.

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Why is 运动 placed before 以后?

Because in Mandarin, the action or event comes before 以后.

So:

• 运动以后 = after exercising
• literally: exercise + after

This is the normal Chinese structure. English says after exercise, but Chinese often says it in the opposite order: exercise after.

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Is 运动 a noun or a verb here?

It can be understood either way, which is very common in Chinese.

In this sentence, 运动 can mean:

• to exercise (verb)
• exercise / physical activity (noun)

So 运动以后 can be interpreted as:

• after exercising
• after exercise

Chinese often allows this kind of flexibility without changing the word form.

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