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事后
事後
shìhòu
1. after the event
2. in hindsight
3. in retrospect
Common • Top 10%

Character Breakdown

事
shì
affair, matter, business; to serve; accident, incident
HSK 2 8 丶
后
hòu
after; behind, rear; descendants
HSK 1 6 丶

Compound Words (3)

事后聪明
shìhòucōngming
wise after the event (idiom); with hindsight, one should have predicted it
通过事后
tōngguòshìhòu
off-line
事后诸葛亮
shìhòuZhūgěLiàng
a genius in retrospect (idiom); hindsight is 20-20

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Category
Chinese
Word Frequency Rank
8,077 of 84,292