汉英词典
Chinese-English Dictionary
MEANING OF 而後
ér hòu
而後 (而后)
after that / then
以後 之後 隨後 此後 今後 日後 往後 過後 爾後 嗣後 從此以後
〈连〉然后：确有把握～动手。
而 ér 后 (後) hòu
COMMON WORDS WITH 而後
死而後已 ( 死而后已 )
sǐ ér hòu yǐ
until death puts an end (idiom); one's whole life / unto one's dying day
( 死而后已 )
三思而後行 ( 三思而后行 )
sān sī ér hòu xíng
think again and again before acting (idiom); consider carefully in advance
( 三思而后行 )
置之死地而後生 ( 置之死地而后生 )
zhì zhī sǐ dì ér hòu shēng
place sb on a field of death and he will fight to live (idiom based on Sunzi's "The Art of War" 孫子兵法|孙子兵法[Sun1 zi3 Bing1 fa3]); to fight desperately when confronting mortal danger / fig. to find a way out of an impasse
( 置之死地而后生 )
知恥而後勇 ( 知耻而后勇 )
zhī chǐ ér hòu yǒng
to be conscious of shame is near to fortitude / be aware of shame then go forward / be brave after feeling ashamed
( 知耻而后勇 )
而今而後 ( 而今而后 )
ér jīn ér hòu
And then
( 而今而后 )
先天下之憂而憂，後天下之樂而樂 ( 先天下之忧而忧，后天下之乐而乐 )
xiān tiān xià zhī yōu ér yōu , hòu tiān xià zhī lè ér lè
The first concern is affairs of state, enjoying the pleasure comes later. Quotation from essay On Yueyang Tower 岳陽樓記|岳阳楼记 by Song writer Fan Zhongyan 範仲淹|范仲淹
( 先天下之忧而忧，后天下之乐而乐 )
鞠躬盡瘁，死而後已 ( 鞠躬尽瘁，死而后已 )
jū gōng jìn cuì , sǐ ér hòu yǐ
to bend to a task and spare no effort unto one's dying day (idiom); striving to the utmost one's whole life / with every breath in one's body, unto one's dying day
( 鞠躬尽瘁，死而后已 )
隨之而後 ( 随之而后 )
suí zhī ér hòu
from that / following from that / after that
( 随之而后 )
EXAMPLE SENTENCES

史密斯先生开始小本经营而后发迹。

Mr. Smith began in a small way and piked along.

而后就是找到下一步，再下一步，如此这般。

Then the next step will be revealed, then the next and so on.

他到了上海，而后又到了杭州。

He went to Shanghai, and then to Hangzhou.

结扎住中脑动脉，而后再注入。

The brain artery was ligated and then infused.

我开始不由自主地颤抖，而后哭了起来。

I started shaking uncontrollably and began to cry.

青年如有所思所在颔首，而后下山了。

Enlightened, the young man nodded and then went down the mountain.

而后，猴子将被置于,桌面以上三米高的地方。

The monkey will be placed at about three meters above the table.

她在取笑你并尽力让你知耻而后勇。

She is making fun of you and trying to embarrass you into trying harder.

而后他带我去了车管所进行考试，我顺利通过。

Then he took me to the DMV for the practical test and I passed.

而后我的想法是给这座建筑披上树皮外衣。

Soon I had this idea to coat the facade with tree bark planks.

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