过后

• 拼音: guò hòu
• 汉字拆解: 过 = 辶 (walk) + 寸 (inch), meaning to pass; 后 = originally 後, meaning after or behind

含义

Afterwards; later; after the event. Referring to the time following a particular event.

Used to indicate what happens or is done after something else. Common collocations: 事后 (after the event, in hindsight), 雨过后 (after the rain). More colloquial than 之后 or 以后, often used in spoken Chinese.

例句

1. 吵架过后，他们谁也不肯先开口道歉。
2. 暴风雨过后，天空出现了一道美丽的彩虹。
3. 考试过后大家都松了一口气，约好一起出去庆祝。

用法指南

语境: everyday, narrative

语气: casual

正确说法

• 过后再说吧。(Let's talk about it later.)
• 那件事过后他就变了一个人。(After that incident, he became a different person.)

错误说法

• 在正式文件中用过后 (In formal documents, use 之后 or 此后 instead of the colloquial 过后)

起源与历史

Compound of 过 (pass) + 后 (after, behind). Indicates the time after something has passed.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal