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事后

shìhòu
nounHSK 6

“After the event” in Chinese is 事后 (shìhòu).

Meaning

  • after the event
  • in hindsight
  • in retrospect

Example

但是,当然啦,事后诸葛亮总是好当。

But, of course, hindsight is 20-20.

Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

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Not to be confused with: 侍候 (shìhòu, to serve) · 时候 (shíhou, time)