While both 以后 (yǐhòu) and 后来 (hòulái) can mean "later," they have distinct uses. 然后 (ránhòu) means "and then." Don't let yet another 后 word confuse you!
Structure
[Past Event 1] ，后来 + [Past Event 2]
Keywords
以后 · 然后 · 后来 · later · after
Used for
Expressing time and date · Sequencing events in time · Expressing order
Summary, structure, classification, and adapted sentence examples draw from the AllSet Learning Chinese Grammar Wiki under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0; changes were made. This noncommercial reference is based on an October 2023 snapshot.