Word: 之后

不久之后，他就回来了。

Bùjiǔ zhīhòu, tā jiù huílaile.

Not long after that, he returned.

之后我再也没跟他说过话。

Zhīhòu wǒ zàiyě méi gēn tā shuōguò huà.

I never spoke to him after that.

他十分钟之后来。

Tā shí fēnzhōng zhīhòu lái.

He came after ten minutes.

你离开我之后，一切都变了。

Nǐ líkāi wǒ zhīhòu, yíqiè dōu biànle.

Everything has changed since you departed from my life.

你能猜到那之后发生了什么吗？

Nǐ néng cāi dào nà zhīhòu fāshēngle shénme ma?

Can you guess what happened next?

到了之后，打个电话给我。

Dàole zhīhòu, dǎ gè diànhuà gěi wǒ.

Phone me once you've arrived.

十年之后我看到了他。

Shínián zhīhòu wǒ kàndàole tā.

I saw him after ten years.

工作之后我直接回家。

Gōngzuò zhīhòu wǒ zhíjiē huíjiā.

After work I go straight home.

我之后再考虑。

Wǒ zhīhòu zài kǎolǜ.

I'll think about it later.

我之后该怎么做？

Wǒ zhīhòu gāi zěnme zuò?

What should I do later?

我规定自己在九点之后不看电视。

Wǒ guīdìng zìjǐ zài jiǔ diǎn zhīhòu bú kàn diànshì.

I make it a rule not to watch television after nine o'clock.

我走之后他到达了。

Wǒ zǒu zhīhòu tā dàodále.

He arrived after I had left.

高中毕业之后我就没那样做过了。

Gāozhōng bìyè zhīhòu wǒ jiù méi nàyàng zuòguòle.

I haven't done that since high school.