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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 (10)
时间过得真快，马上就要毕业了。毕业后你打算做什么？
Shíjiān guò de zhēn kuài, mǎshàng jiùyào bìyè le. Bìyè hòu nǐ dǎsuàn zuò shénme?
Time flies; graduation is coming soon. What do you plan to do after graduation?
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
你们上火车后看见王老师了吗？
Nǐmen shàng huǒchē hòu kànjiàn Wáng lǎoshī le ma?
Did you see Teacher Wang after you got on the train?
Text 1
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
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
听说她毕业后放弃了律师的工作，开始专门写小说，没想到她竟然成功了。
Tīngshuō tā bìyè hòu fàngqì le lǜshī de gōngzuò, kāishǐ zhuānmén xiě xiǎoshuō, méi xiǎngdào tā jìngrán chénggōng le.
I heard that after she graduated, she gave up her job as a lawyer and started writing novels full-time. Unexpectedly, she actually succeeded.
Text 3
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
没看见。中午车开后，有些人在看书，有些人睡觉了。
Méi kànjiàn. Zhōngwǔ chē kāi hòu, yǒuxiē rén zài kànshū, yǒuxiē rén shuìjiàole.
Didn't see. After the vehicle departed at noon, some people were reading and some people fell asleep.
Text 1
好多了，上次足球比赛后，好久都没这么放松了。
Hǎoduō le, shàngcì zúqiú bǐsài hòu, hǎojiǔ dōu méi zhème fàngsōng le.
Much better. After the last soccer match, I went a long time without feeling this relaxed.
Text 2
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- HSK Character Level
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- Character Frequency Rank
- 47
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