How to Say ‘After eating’ in Simplified Chinese
吃饭以后
chī fàn yǐ hòu
[chīfàn ee-hoh]
💬 Usage Tip: 以后 comes after the action, unlike English "after". Reuse it with other actions: 睡觉以后 "after sleeping".
Phrase Breakdown
吃饭
chī fàn
[chīfàn]
to eat a meal
Verb-object phrase meaning to have a meal; also used as a casual greeting.
我们一起去吃饭吧。
Let's go eat together.
以后
yǐ hòu
[ee-hoh]
after; later
Marks what happens after a certain action or time.
我回去以后就给你回复。
After I go back, I’ll reply to you.
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