Chinese

後來

hòulái

later; later on; afterwards

TOCFL 3
后来

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characterChinese後 “behind; rear; back”
- ideaChinese幺 “tiny; minute”
- ideaChinese夊 “of going, slow”
characterChinese來 “to come; to arrive”

Sources

HSK / TOCFL word lists — Facts (levels)
教育部《國語辭典簡編本》 (Taiwan MOE) — CC BY-ND 3.0 TW
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Wiktionary (via Wiktextract / kaikki.org) — CC BY-SA 4.0