自此之后，他过着艰难的生活。

Since then, he lives a tough life.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

1 自此 zìcǐ
  1. since then
  2. henceforth
2 之后 zhīhòu
  1. after; behind
  2. (at the beginning of a sentence) afterwards; since then
3 他 tā
  1. (third-person singular) (since the early 20th century, usu. male) he; him; his
  2. (bound form) other; another; some other (as in 他日 tārì and 他人 tārén)
=4 过 Guō surname Guo
=4 过 guò
  1. to cross
  2. to go over
  3. to pass (time)
  4. to celebrate (a holiday)
  5. to live
  6. to get along
  7. excessively
  8. too-
=4 过 guo (experienced action marker)
=5 着 zhāo
  1. a move in chess (Taiwan pr. zhuó)
  2. trick; tactic
  3. (dialect) okay; all right
  4. (dialect) to put in; to add
=5 着 zháo
  1. to touch
  2. to come in contact with
  3. to feel
  4. to be affected by
  5. to catch fire
  6. to burn
  7. (coll.) to fall asleep
  8. (after a verb) hitting the mark
  9. succeeding in
=5 着 zhe aspect particle indicating action in progress or ongoing state
=5 着 zhuó
  1. to wear (clothes)
  2. to contact
  3. to use
  4. to apply
6 艰难 jiānnán
  1. difficult
  2. hard
  3. challenging
=7 的 de
  1. of; ~'s (possessive particle)
  2. (used after an attribute when it modifies a noun)
  3. (used at the end of a declarative sentence for emphasis)
  4. (used after a noun, verb or adjective to form a nominal expression, as in 皮革的 pígéde "one made of leather" or 跑堂儿的 pǎotángrde "a waiter (literally, one who runs back and forth in a restaurant)" or 新的 xīnde "new one")
  5. also pr. dì or di in poetry and songs
=7 的 dī a taxi; a cab (abbr. for 的士 dīshì)
=7 的 dí really and truly
=7 的 dì (bound form) bull's-eye; target
8 生活 shēnghuó
  1. to live
  2. life
  3. livelihood