This is the 3945th most frequent Chinese word.
事后
"After the fact" or "afterwards."
Here, '事后' indicates the timing following an event, helping show retrospection.
事后,我才意识到自己的决定是错误的。
After the event, I realized my decision was wrong.
In this sentence, '事后' denotes the action of apologizing occurring after an event.
他事后向我道歉,并解释了误会的原因。
He apologized to me after the event and explained the cause of the misunderstanding.
Here, '事后' is used to convey learning or analyzing a situation after it has occurred.