以后 vs 的时候 (after vs when) · 以后 vs 的时候
After an event differs from during it
- You leave when class has finished.
- 下课以后，我回家。 — 以后 locates the going home after the class ends.
After an event differs from during it
- You leave when class has finished.
- to finish class下课after以后，I / me我to return home回家。 — after以后 locates the going home after the class ends.
You leave when class has finished. What does 下课以后，我回家。 communicate?
以后 locates the going home after the class ends. 上课的时候 instead locates an action during class. The relation comes from the chosen event; 的时候 can refer to an event moment as well as an extended activity.
Build the form
- The pattern in this lesson is 以后 vs 的时候 (after vs when). Locate it in the original interlinear examples below.
- Keep the words in their demonstrated positions; the pattern must fit the intended situation as well as the sentence form.
finish class下课after以后，I我go home回家。
Build the form
- The pattern in this lesson is after以后 vs (of / 's)的time时候 (after vs when). Locate it in the original interlinear examples below.
- Keep the words in their demonstrated positions; the pattern must fit the intended situation as well as the sentence form.
finish class下课after以后，I我go home回家。
Using the lesson pattern in this demonstrated example: After class, I go home: 下课 ____，我回家。
…以后 = after: 下课以后,我回家. · ……以后 = 之后:下课以后,我回家。
Read examples in context
eat吃饭when的时候，don't别talk说话。
- In the opening example, 下课以后，我回家。: 以后 locates the going home after the class ends.
- Explain who acts, what is described and which time or group is relevant before choosing an English paraphrase.
Read examples in context
eat吃饭when的时候，don't别talk说话。
- In the opening example, to finish class下课after以后，I / me我to return home回家。: after以后 locates the going home after the class ends.
- Explain who acts, what is described and which time or group is relevant before choosing an English paraphrase.
Which means “while (X is happening)”? · 哪个表示“……的时候(正在发生)”?
…的时候 = when / while; …以后 = after the point. · ……的时候 = 当……时;……以后 = ……之后。
Know the boundary
- 上课的时候 instead locates an action during class.
- The relation comes from the chosen event; 的时候 can refer to an event moment as well as an extended activity.
Know the boundary
- to go to class上课(of / 's)的time时候 instead locates an action during class.
- The relation comes from the chosen event; (of / 's)的time时候 can refer to an event moment as well as an extended activity.
吃饭的时候 means “while eating”. · 吃饭的时候 表示“吃饭时 / 正在吃饭”。
Yes — …的时候 = during the action: 吃饭的时候别说话. · 对 —— ……的时候 = 在动作进行时:吃饭的时候别说话。
In the opening situation: 以后 locates the going home after the class ends.
上课的时候 instead locates an action during class. The relation comes from the chosen event; 的时候 can refer to an event moment as well as an extended activity. 以后 locates the going home after the class ends.
Use the distinction
- 以后 locates the going home after the class ends.
- 上课的时候 instead locates an action during class. The relation comes from the chosen event; 的时候 can refer to an event moment as well as an extended activity.
Read the full reference: HSK 4 grammar — Comparing similar time words.
Use the distinction
- after以后 locates the going home after the class ends.
- to go to class上课(of / 's)的time时候 instead locates an action during class. The relation comes from the chosen event; (of / 's)的time时候 can refer to an event moment as well as an extended activity.
Read the full reference: HSK 4 grammar — Comparing similar time words.