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yǐhòu

以后yǐhòuyǐhòu
in the future
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Usages of yǐhòu

有的Yǒude　同学tóngxué　以后yǐhòu　想xiǎng　当dāng　老师lǎoshī，　有的yǒude　同学tóngxué　想xiǎng　当dāng　作家zuòjiā。Yǒude tóngxué yǐhòu xiǎng dāng lǎoshī, yǒude tóngxué xiǎng dāng zuòjiā.
Some classmates want to be teachers in the future; some classmates want to be writers.
下课xiàkè　以后yǐhòu　我们wǒmen　一起yìqǐ　去qù　公园gōngyuán　散步sànbù。xiàkè yǐhòu wǒmen yìqǐ qù gōngyuán sànbù.
After class we will go take a walk in the park together.
以后yǐhòu　我wǒ　想xiǎng　当dāng　老师lǎoshī。yǐhòu wǒ xiǎng dāng lǎoshī.
In the future I want to be a teacher.
我Wǒ　把bǎ　新xīn　的de　地址dìzhǐ　发fā　给gěi　她tā　了le，　请qǐng　她tā　以后yǐhòu　把bǎ　快递kuàidì　寄jì　到dào　我wǒ　公司gōngsī。Wǒ bǎ xīn de dìzhǐ fā gěi tā le, qǐng tā yǐhòu bǎ kuàidì jì dào wǒ gōngsī.
I sent her my new address and asked her to send future deliveries to my company.
如果rúguǒ　你nǐ　愿意yuànyì，　我们wǒmen　以后yǐhòu　可以kěyǐ　继续jìxù　合作hézuò。rúguǒ nǐ yuànyì, wǒmen yǐhòu kěyǐ jìxù hézuò.
If you’re willing, we can continue to work together in the future.
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