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后来

hòu lái
HSK 2

English Meaning

afterwards; later; newly arrived

Authentic Cinema Dialogue 3 CURATED EVIDENCE CLIPS
但后来我发现
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💡 INTENT:

“I put her on a pedestal, but she turned out to be just like everyone else — I was only fooling myself.”

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能远远地看一眼 也是好的

“Even a glimpse from afar was enough.”

2. TARGET TURN 但后来我发现

“But later, I realized”

3. NEXT

她跟那些人一样

“she looked down on me”

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可后来在造纸坊
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💡 INTENT:

“Your actions at the workshop proved you are not truly against me.”

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只是在内斗

“just fighting among yourselves.”

“But later at the paper mill,”

3. NEXT

你又暗中对我提点

“you gave me hints in secret.”

《佳偶天成》 · historical_and_court
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后来呢 她比我晚出来一会儿 不知怎么的就看见了
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我们是一开始在一起

“We were having coffee together.”

“But she came out a bit later than me. Somehow she saw us.”

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还挺仗义

“She stood by me.”

《夜色正浓》 · social_and_dating
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