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): ㄓㄏㄡˋ

(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

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zhīhòu
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄏㄡˋ
  - 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 Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chṳ̂-heu
  - Hakka Romanization System: zii^ˊ 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

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?
(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