Sequencing past events with "houlai"

Nível: HSK 3 | Categoria: Gramática

Explicação da Regra:

The word 后来 (hòulái) is used to sequence past events in the same way that "afterward" is in English. Something very important to note is that 后来 can only be used with two events that have already occurred . [Past Event 1] ，后来 ，[Past Event 2] Here are some examples of this pattern in action:

Exemplos com Falantes Nativos:

• 他说他会来，后来又说不来了。 (tā shuō tā hùi lái ，hòulái yòu shuō bù lái le 。): "He said he would come, but then he couldn't."
• 他们上周吵架了，后来和好了。 (tāmen shàngzhōu chǎojià le ，hòulái héhǎo le 。): "They quarreled last week, and later they reconciled."
• 他以前是厨师，后来当了老板。 (tā yǐqián shì chúshī ，hòulái dāng le lǎobǎn 。): "He used to be a cook and later became a boss."
• 我昨晚走得早，不知道后来发生了什么。 (wǒ zuówǎn zǒu dé zǎo ，bù zhīdào hòulái fāshēng le shíyāo 。): "I walked early last night and I don't know what happened later."
• 开始我父母不同意，后来他们同意了。 (kāishǐ wǒ fùmǔ bù tóngyì ，hòulái tāmen tóngyì le 。): "At first my parents disagreed, and later they agreed."

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