No. 556 in Korean
직후
"직후" means "immediately after."
In a sentence
회의가 끝난 직후에 그는 떠났습니다.
He left immediately after the meeting ended.
Here, '직후' indicates 'immediately after' to specify the close succession of his departure after the meeting.
식사 직후에는 운동하지 않는 것이 좋아요.
It's better not to exercise immediately after eating.
In this sentence, '직후' conveys the meaning of 'right after' in the context of not performing an action just following a meal.
비가 그친 직후에 해가 나왔어요.
The sun came out immediately after the rain stopped.
'직후' is used here to describe the action of the sun coming out as occurring right after the rain ended.
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