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The Chinese word houlai - 后来 - hòulái
(later in Chinese)



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Phonetic script (Hanyu Pinyin)

hòulái

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English translations

later,
later on, then, afterwards

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Chinese characters  ( houlai / hòulái ) with pronunciation (English translation: later )

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后来 ( houlai / hòulái ) is composed of these characters: (hou) , (lai)
后来 ( houlai / hòulái ) in traditional characters
後來

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also: after  |  to come  |  only if both events occurred in the past
后来 ( houlai / hòulái ) belongs to the 500 most common composed words in Chinese language (rank 116)
More words that mean later in Chinese
hòumiàn ( 后面 ), huítóu ( 回头 )

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