Learn Hardcore Chinese: nǐ jìnmén yǐhòu jìde bǎ yàoshi fàng zài bāo lǐ, bié yòu zhǎobudào. - After you come in, remember to put the keys in your bag; don’t lose them again.

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你　进门　以后　记得　把　钥匙　放　在　包　里，　别　又　找不到。nǐ jìnmén yǐhòu jìde bǎ yàoshi fàng zài bāo lǐ, bié yòu zhǎobudào.

Meaning

After you come in, remember to put the keys in your bag; don’t lose them again.

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Breakdown of nǐ jìnmén yǐhòu jìde bǎ yàoshi fàng zài bāo lǐ, bié yòu zhǎobudào.

What is the overall grammar pattern of this sentence?

A useful way to break it down is:

你进门以后，记得把钥匙放在包里，别又找不到。

This has three parts:

So the overall flow is:

After you come in, remember to put the keys in your bag, so you don’t lose track of them again.

Mandarin often links ideas in a very direct sequence like this:

Why is 以后 placed after 进门?

Because 以后 means after and it usually comes after the event or time expression it refers to.

So:

This is very common in Chinese:

So 你进门以后 is completely natural and means after you come in.

What exactly does 进门 mean here?