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This article is a stub. Editors can help the Chinese Grammar Wiki by expanding it. If you are trying to explain what you did after a certain event, you might want to use "以后" (yǐhòu) or "之后" (zhīhòu). After all, they do both mean "after", right? Well, it turns out that there are a few rules that you need to be aware of before you use them.

About Wuxia (knight-errant) Culture

Wuxia (knight-errant) culture(武侠文化wǔxiá wénhuà), called chivalry culture, enjoys significant popularity and has been deep-rooted in Chine.

Chinese phrase translation: 护短 (hù duǎn) to shield faults or shortcomings

护短 (hù duǎn) to shield faults or shortcomings Usage: “为自己或者与自己有关系的人所犯的错误进行辩护或掩饰。It means to shield faults for oneself or other people who have relation with oneself.

Chinese Culture: Modern Chinese Literature (中国现代文学)

Today, I will introduce the modern Chinese literature. Modern Chinese literature refers to the works created from the First Opium War in 1840 to the founding of the People’s Republic of China in 1949.

Chinese grammar: Comparing 以后yihou and 后来houlai

While both 以后 (yǐhòu) and 后来 (hòulái) can mean "after," they have distinct uses.

Chinese Culture: Contemporary Chinese Literature (中国当代文学)

Today I will introduce the Chinese contemporary literature. First, let's have a brief introduction of Chinese literature.

Chinese phrase translation: 抱佛脚 (bào fójiǎo) make hasty

抱佛脚 (bào fójiǎo) make hasty Usage: “抱佛脚”指平时没准备，等到有事情发生的时候就仓促准备，慌忙应付。常说“临时抱佛脚”。“抱佛脚” means dealing with something in a hurry because of no preparations for it. It is usually said as “临时抱佛脚”.

Artistic Gold peacock

Regarded as the most famous traditional folk dance of the Dai Minority(傣族Dăizú) in China, the peacock dance(孔雀舞kŏngquèwǔ) is prevalent in the Dai and Jingpo minority autonomous prefectures as well as gathering areas of the Dai people. Legend has it that more than a thousand years ago, Zhaomali Jieshu, the head of the Dai minority, learned dance through imitating the elegant gestures of the peacock. The dance was afterwards promoted by later generations of folk dancers and went widely round before it finally became the present peacock dance.

Chinese grammar: Comparing 以后yihou and de 时候shihou

When talking about when something happens, "以后" (yǐhòu) and "的时候" (de shíhou) are often used. They can both be translated as "when", but their meanings are different, so they can't be used in situations you might expect them to be used in. Take a look at this article if you want to figure it out!

Yangko Dance in China

Yangko dance(秧歌yānggē), also called "twisting Yangko dance", is a folk dance most representative in China and a unique dancing art and collective singing. The Yangko dance is smooth, happy and compact in rhythm. Thanks to its jolly scene, abundant dance language, exuberant gestures, and vivid performing style, it is always favored by Chinese.