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No. 6,250 in Chinese

後來

"Later" or "afterwards."

In a sentence

  • 後來,我才發現原來問題出在這裡。

    Later, I discovered that the issue was here.

    The word '後來' is used to denote an event or realization that occurred subsequently after previous events.

  • 我們先去了博物館,後來又去了一家餐廳吃飯。

    We first went to the museum, and then later went to a restaurant for a meal.

    Here, '後來' is used to sequence actions in a narrative, showing what occurred next after a prior action.

  • 他年輕時非常努力,後來的成功也是理所當然的。

    He worked very hard while young, and his subsequent success was well-deserved.

    In this context, '後來' refers to a general later time relating to the subject's actions or state in a previous time frame.

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