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後

hòu

behind, rear, after; descendents

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Simplified form: 后

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Our word list and example sentences are in simplified characters. Everything below is for 后, the simplified form of 後. We do not have a traditional-script corpus to draw the words from, so they are shown as they are written in simplified Chinese.

Example sentences

  • 后天见。

    Hòu tiān jiàn

    See you in two days.

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  • 有后门。

    Yǒu hòu mén

    There's a back entrance.

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  • 然后呢？

    Rán hòu ne

    And then?

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  • 后会有期。

    Hòu huì yǒu qī

    We'll meet again.

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Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR), contributed by their community.

Words containing 后

  • 后hòu 4empress; queen; (archaic) monarch; ruler
  • 最后zuì hòu 4–4 final; last; finally; ultimate
  • 后面hòu mian 4–5the back; the rear; the last bit; behind; near the end; at the back; later; afterwards
  • 后天hòu tiān 4–1 the day after tomorrow; life after birth (the period in which one develops through experiences, contrasted with 天); acquired (not innate or congenital); a posteriori
  • 后边hòu bian 4–5the back; the rear; the last bit; behind; near the end; at the back; later; afterwards
  • 然后rán hòu 2–4 then; after that; afterwards
  • 以后yǐ hòu 3–4 after; later; afterwards; following; later on; in the future
  • 后来hòu lái 4–2 afterwards; later; newly arrived
  • 今后jīn hòu 1–4 hereafter; henceforth; in the future; from now on
  • 背后bèi hòu 4–4 behind; at the back; in the rear; behind sb's back
  • 后果hòu guǒ 4–3 consequences; aftermath
  • 落后luò hòu 4–4 to fall behind; to lag (in technology etc); backward; to retrogress