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HSK 4
后
後
Character Breakdown (Single character)
Compound Words (20)
后年
hòunián
the year after next
后撤
hòuchè
to pull back (an army)
后壁
Hòubì
Houpi township in Tainan county [[台南縣|台南县<Táinánxiàn>]], Taiwan
后宫
hòugōng
harem
后感
hòugǎn
afterthought
后摇
hòuyáo
post-rock (music genre)
后尘
hòuchén
lit. trailing dust
后人
hòurén
later generation
后妈
hòumā
(coll.) stepmother
后学
hòuxué
junior scholar or pupil in imperial China
后影
hòuyǐng
rear view
后悔
hòuhuǐ
to regret
后援
hòuyuán
reinforcement
后嗣
hòusì
heir
延后
yánhòu
to postpone
后儿
hòur
the day after tomorrow
往后
wǎnghòu
from now on
后事
hòushì
future events
帝后
dìhòu
empress
后娘
hòuniáng
stepmother (coll.)
Example Sentences (8)
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
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
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
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
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
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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- HSK Character Level
- 1
- Character Frequency Rank
- 47
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