Usages of hòulái
在 火车站 跟 朋友 说 再见 的 时候， 她 先 哭 了 一会儿， 后来 又 笑 了。Zài huǒchēzhàn gēn péngyou shuō zàijiàn de shíhou, tā xiān kū le yíhuìr, hòulái yòu xiào le.
When saying goodbye to her friend at the train station, she first cried for a while and then smiled again.
我 们 先 在 图书馆 学习， 后来 一起 去 公园 散步。wǒ men xiān zài túshūguǎn xuéxí, hòulái yìqǐ qù gōngyuán sànbù.
We first studied in the library, and later went to the park for a walk together.
妈妈 以为 自己 把 钱包 丢 了， 后来 在 桌子 下面 捡 到 了。māma yǐwéi zìjǐ bǎ qiánbāo diū le, hòulái zài zhuōzi xiàmian jiǎn dào le.
Mom thought she had lost her wallet, but later she picked it up from under the table.
她 的 眼镜 丢 在 地铁 上 了， 后来 有 人 帮 她 捡 回来。tā de yǎnjìng diū zài dìtiě shàng le, hòulái yǒu rén bāng tā jiǎn huílái.
She lost her glasses on the subway, but later someone helped her pick them up and bring them back.
虽然 她 先 申请 失败 了， 但是 后来 又 申请 了 一 次， 终 于 成功 了。Suīrán tā xiān shēnqǐng shībài le, dànshì hòulái yòu shēnqǐng le yì cì, zhōngyú chénggōng le.
Although her first application failed, later she applied again and finally succeeded.
那 位 作家 说， 他 年轻 的 时候 在 国 内 大学 学习， 后来 出国 留学， 感觉 自己 又 像 学生 一样。Nà wèi zuòjiā shuō, tā niánqīng de shíhou zài guónèi dàxué xuéxí, hòulái chūguó liúxué, gǎnjué zìjǐ yòu xiàng xuéshēng yíyàng.
That writer said that when he studied at a university in his own country and then later went to study abroad, he felt like he was a student again.
我 今天 出门 前 差点儿 忘记 带 手机， 还好 后来 想起 了。wǒ jīntiān chūmén qián chàdiǎnr wàngjì dài shǒujī, háihǎo hòulái xiǎngqǐ le.
I almost forgot to bring my phone before going out today; luckily I remembered later.
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