事后 事後 shì hòu ㄕˋ ㄏㄡˋ si6 hau6 HSK 6

  • after the event
  • in hindsight
  • in retrospect

Stroke order

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Draw 事 (1 of 2) — stroke by stroke.

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Example sentences

  • 但是 ( dàn shì daan6 si6 ), 当然 當然 ( dāng rán dong1 jin4 ) 啦 ( la laa1 ), 事后诸葛亮 事後諸葛亮 ( shì hòu Zhū gě Liàng si6 hau6 zyu1 got3 loeng6 ) 总是 總是 ( zǒng shì zung2 si6 ) 好 ( hǎo hou2 ) 当 當 ( dāng dong1 )。

    But, of course, hindsight is 20-20.

  • 他 ( tā taa1 ) 跟 ( gēn gan1 ) 一个 一個 ( yī ge jat1 go3 ) 去 ( qù heoi3 ) 中国 中國 ( Zhōng guó zung1 gwok3 ) 的 ( de dik1 ) 同事 ( tóng shì tung4 si6 ) 后来 後來 ( hòu lái hau6 loi4 ) 把 ( bǎ baa2 ) 圣经 聖經 ( Shèng jīng sing3 ging1 ) 中的 ( zhòng dì zung3 dik1 ) 新约 新約 ( Xīn yuē san1 joek3 ) 翻译 翻譯 ( fān yì faan1 jik6 ) 成 ( chéng sing4 ) 中文 ( Zhōng wén zung1 man4 )。

    He and a colleague who went to China later translated The New Testament into Chinese.

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