Chinese Grammar Yi Hou

The Mandarin Chinese term ä » ¥Ã¥ ¾Å' (traditional / ä » ¥Ã¥ Å½ (simplified) means after. The characters pinyin is yÇ  hà ²u.   This term is needed in order to describe a sequential chain of events.   Sentence Pattern In English, after is typically used in this sentence pattern:  After an action is completed, then another action occurs.   However in Chinese, the sentence pattern  looks like this: Action completed after, another action occurs.   This sentence pattern has two clauses, and ä » ¥Ã¥ ¾Å' / ä » ¥Ã¥ Å½ (yÇ  hà ²u) is always placed after the first clause. This is in contrast to English, where the two clauses can be reversed. ä » ¥Ã¥ ¾Å' / ä » ¥Ã¥ Å½ (yÇ  hà ²u) can also mean  afterwords, in which case it is used in a single-clause sentence, and can be placed either before or after the subject.   Sentence Examples with After TÄ  xià   kà ¨ yÇ hà ²u, yà  o huà ­ jiÄ  chÄ « fÄ n.After class, he will return home to eat.(Literal translation – He class is over after, going to return home eat a meal.)ä »â€"ä ¸â€¹Ã¨ ª ²Ã¤ » ¥Ã¥ ¾Å'è ¦ Ã¥â€ºÅ¾Ã¥ ® ¶Ã¥ Æ'é £ ¯Ã¤ »â€"ä ¸â€¹Ã¨ ¯ ¾Ã¤ » ¥Ã¥ Å½Ã¨ ¦ Ã¥â€ºÅ¾Ã¥ ® ¶Ã¥ Æ'é ¥ ­TÄ men jià ©hÃ… «n yÇ hà ²u yà  o dà  o MÄ›iguà ³ qà ¹ zhà ¹.After they get married, they will go to live in America.(Literal translation – They marry after, going to to America go live.)ä »â€"們ç µ Ã¥ ©Å¡Ã¤ » ¥Ã¥ ¾Å'è ¦ Ã¥Ë† °Ã§ ¾Å½Ã¥Å"‹åŽ »Ã¤ ½ Ã¤ »â€"ä » ¬Ã§ »â€œÃ¥ ©Å¡Ã¤ » ¥Ã¥ Å½Ã¨ ¦ Ã¥Ë† °Ã§ ¾Å½Ã¥â€º ½Ã¥Å½ »Ã¤ ½ Half an hour later, she left.Bà  n xiÇŽoshà ­ yÇ hà ²u, tÄ  jià ¹ zÇ’ule.Ã¥ Å Ã¥ ° Ã¦â„¢â€šÃ¤ » ¥Ã¥ ¾Å'Ã¥ ¥ ¹Ã¥ ° ±Ã¨ µ °Ã¤ ºâ€ Ã£â‚¬â€šÃ¥ Å Ã¥ ° Ã¦â€" ¶Ã¤ » ¥Ã¥ Å½Ã¥ ¥ ¹Ã¥ ° ±Ã¨ µ °Ã¤ ºâ€ Ã£â‚¬â€šI will return home after one week.WÇ’ yÄ «gà ¨ xÄ «ngqà ­ yÇ hà ²u huà ¬ huà ­ jiÄ .戆˜Ã¤ ¸â‚¬Ã¥â‚¬â€¹Ã¦ËœÅ¸Ã¦Å"Ÿä » ¥Ã¥ ¾Å'æÅ"Æ'回å ® ¶Ã£â‚¬â€šÃ¦Ë†â€˜Ã¤ ¸â‚¬Ã¤ ¸ ªÃ¦ËœÅ¸Ã¦Å"Ÿä » ¥Ã¥ Å½Ã¤ ¼Å¡Ã¥â€ºÅ¾Ã¥ ® ¶Ã£â‚¬â€šIn five years I will have my own house.WÇ” nià ¡n yÇ hà ²u, wÇ’ huà ¬ yÇ’u zà ¬jÇ  de fà ¡ngzi.ä ºâ€Ã¥ ¹ ´Ã¤ » ¥Ã¥ ¾Å'我æÅ"Æ'æÅ"‰è‡ ªÃ¥ · ±Ã§Å¡â€žÃ¦Ë† ¿Ã¥ ­ Ã£â‚¬â€šÃ¤ ºâ€Ã¥ ¹ ´Ã¤ » ¥Ã¥ Å½Ã¦Ë†â€˜Ã¤ ¼Å¡Ã¦Å"‰è‡ ªÃ¥ · ±Ã§Å¡â€žÃ¦Ë† ¿Ã¥ ­ Ã£â‚¬â€š Sentence Examples with Afterwards TÄ  yÇ hà ²u huà ¬ qà ¹ MÄ›iguà ³.ä »â€"ä » ¥Ã¥ ¾Å'æÅ"Æ'åŽ »Ã§ ¾Å½Ã¥Å"‹ä »â€"ä » ¥Ã¥ Å½Ã¤ ¼Å¡Ã¥Å½ »Ã§ ¾Å½Ã¥â€º ½He will go to America afterwards.YÇ hà ²u tÄ  huà ¬ qà ¹ MÄ›iguà ³.ä » ¥Ã¥ ¾Å'ä »â€"æÅ"Æ'åŽ »Ã§ ¾Å½Ã¥Å"‹ä » ¥Ã¥ Å½Ã¤ »â€"ä ¼Å¡Ã¥Å½ »Ã§ ¾Å½Ã¥â€º ½Afterwards, he will go to America.