sau
Definition
Preposition:
- Behind, at the back of: Indicates a position in back of or following something else in space.
- After, following: Indicates a point in time later than another event or a sequence where one thing comes next.
Adverb:
- Afterwards, later: Refers to a subsequent time or event.
- In the back, at the rear: Describes a location towards the back.
Usage Examples
- Preposition:
- Cô ấy đứng sau tôi. (She is standing behind me.)
- Chúng tôi sẽ gặp nhau sau bữa trưa. (We will meet after lunch.)
- Adverb:
- Anh ấy đến sau. (He arrived later.)
- Phần này sẽ được giải thích sau. (This part will be explained afterwards.)
Advanced Usage
- "về sau": later on, in the future.
- Về sau, tôi hiểu ra mọi chuyện. (Later on, I understood everything.)
- "sau cùng": finally, in the end.
- Sau cùng, chúng tôi cũng tìm được giải pháp. (Finally, we found a solution.)
- "sau đó": after that, thereafter.
- Chúng tôi ăn tối, sau đó xem phim. (We had dinner, after that we watched a movie.)
Variants and Related Words
- Sau lưng (prepositional phrase): behind someone's back (often figuratively).
- Đừng nói xấu sau lưng người khác. (Don't speak ill of others behind their backs.)
- Sau này (adverbial phrase): later, in the future.
- Sau này tôi muốn trở thành bác sĩ. (In the future, I want to become a doctor.)
- Đằng sau (preposition/adverb): behind, at the back (emphasizing location).
- Chìa khóa nằm đằng sau bình hoa. (The key is behind the vase.)
Synonyms
- Preposition: Behind, after, following.
- Adverb: Afterwards, later, subsequently.
Related Idioms
- Trước sau như một: to be consistent from start to finish.
- Anh ấy trước sau như một, luôn giữ lời hứa. (He is consistent, always keeping his promises.)
- Đầu voi đuôi chuột: a grand start but a poor finish (lit. "head of an elephant, tail of a mouse"). This idiom contrasts a strong beginning ("trước") with a weak ending ("sau").
- Kế hoạch đó đầu voi đuôi chuột. (That plan started grandly but ended poorly.)
conj
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behind, at the back of, hind, rear
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hereinafter, below, following, as follows
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