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事后

shìhòu

after the event

A person with a hand on their forehead looks at spilled water
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Characters in this word

事 shì

Strokes
8
Radical
亅 — hook

后 hòu

Strokes
6
Radical
口 — mouth
Made of
𠂋 cliff 口 mouth

Example phrases

  • 事故发生后,负责人事后才承认安全培训不足。 Shìgù fāshēng hòu, fùzérén shìhòu cái chéngrèn ānquán péixùn bùzú. After the accident happened, the person in charge admitted only afterwards that safety training had been insufficient.
  • 事后他才发现,钱包早就不见了。 Shìhòu tā cái fāxiàn, qiánbāo zǎo jiù bú jiàn le. Only afterwards did he discover that his wallet had long been missing.
  • 事后想想,我当时的做法确实有点冲动。 Shìhòu xiǎngxiang, wǒ dāngshí de zuòfǎ quèshí yǒudiǎn chōngdòng. Thinking back afterwards, what I did then was indeed a bit impulsive.

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