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后
後
Character Breakdown (Single character)
Compound Words (20)
之后
zhīhòu
afterwards
事后
shìhòu
after the event
今后
jīnhòu
hereafter
以后
yǐhòu
after
先后
xiānhòu
early or late
其后
qíhòu
next
前后
qiánhòu
around
午后
wǔhòu
afternoon
后妃
hòufēi
imperial wives and concubines
后座
hòuzuò
empress's throne
后羿
HòuYì
Houyi, mythological Chinese archer whose wife was Chang'e
后里
Hòulǐ
Houli township in Taichung county [[臺中縣|台中县<Táizhōngxiàn>]], Taiwan
向后
xiànghòu
backward
善后
shànhòu
to deal with the aftermath (arising from an accident)
嗣后
sìhòu
from then on
在后
zàihòu
behind
天后
Tiānhòu
Tin Hau, Empress of Heaven, another name for the goddess Matsu [[媽祖|妈祖<Māzǔ>]]
太后
tàihòu
Empress Dowager
帝后
dìhòu
empress
幕后
mùhòu
behind the scenes
Example Sentences (9)
会议结束后，别忘记把空调关了。
Huìyì jiéshù hòu, bié wàngjì bǎ kōngtiáo guān le.
After the meeting, don't forget to turn off the air conditioner.
Text 2
王静，好久不见了！大学毕业后就没联系了，你现在在哪儿工作呢？
Wáng Jìng, hǎo jiǔ bú jiàn le! dàxué bìyè hòu jiù méi liánxì le, nǐ xiànzài zài nǎr gōngzuò ne?
Wang Jing, long time no see! We haven't been in touch since graduating from college. Where are you working now?
Text 3
刚结婚的时候，我丈夫是中学老师，他喜欢每天早上起床后，一边吃早饭一边看报纸。
Gāng jiéhūn de shíhou, wǒ zhàngfu shì zhōngxué lǎoshī, tā xǐhuan měitiān zǎoshang qǐchuáng hòu, yì biān chī zǎofàn yì biān kàn bàozhǐ.
When we had just gotten married, my husband was a middle school teacher. He liked to eat breakfast while reading the newspaper every morning after getting up.
Text 4
十年过去了，现在他已经是校长了，因为太忙，每天早上我起床后都看不到他，晚上很晚他才回到家。
Shí nián guòqù le, xiànzài tā yǐjīng shì xiàozhǎng le, yīnwèi tài máng, měitiān zǎoshang wǒ qǐchuáng hòu dōu kàn bú dào tā, wǎnshang hěn wǎn tā cái huídào jiā.
Ten years have passed. Now he is already the principal. Because he's so busy, every morning after I get up I can't see him, and he doesn't get home until very late at night.
Text 4
医生说吃药后两个小时不要喝茶。
Yīshēng shuō chī yào hòu liǎng gè xiǎoshí bú yào hē chá.
The doctor said not to drink tea for two hours after taking medicine.
Text 2
现在我每天起床后的第一件事就是打开电脑，看电子邮件。
Xiànzài wǒ měitiān qǐchuáng hòu de dì yī jiàn shì jiù shì dǎkāi diànnǎo,kàn diànzǐ yóujiàn.
Now the first thing I do after getting up every day is turn on the computer and read email.
Text 4
对了，今天早上，我在地铁站遇到了王静，她毕业后就去上海工作了，她这次是来旅游的。
Duì le, jīntiān zǎoshang, wǒ zài dìtiě zhàn yùdào le Wáng Jìng,tā bìyè hòu jiù qù Shànghǎi gōngzuò le, tā zhè cì shì lái lǚyóu de.
By the way, this morning I ran into Wang Jing at the subway station. After graduating, she went to Shanghai to work. This time she's here as a tourist.
Text 2
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