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后代

hòu dài · hou dai

Traditional 後代

HSK 7–9Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. descendant; progeny
  2. posterity; later ages; later generations
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Planting a tree

  1. Liangliang

    今天(jīntiān)植树节(zhíshùjié)，我们(wǒmen)种(zhòng)一棵(yīkē)树(shù)吧(ba)。

    Today is Arbor Day. Let's plant a tree.

  2. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)！我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)让(ràng)它(tā)越(yuè)长(zhǎng)越(yuè)高(gāo)。

    Good! I want it to grow taller and taller.

  3. Liangliang

    它(tā)能(néng)活(huó)很多年(hěnduōnián)，后代(hòudài)也(yě)能(néng)在(zài)树下(shùxià)乘凉(chéngliáng)。

    It can live many years, and our descendants can enjoy its shade.

  4. Dengdeng

    后代(hòudài)？那(nà)是(shì)很久(hěnjiǔ)以后(yǐhòu)的(de)事(shì)了(le)。

    Descendants? That's far in the future.

  5. Liangliang

    没错(méicuò)，树(shù)长大(zhǎngdà)要(yào)二十年(èrshínián)。

    True, the tree needs twenty years to grow up.

  6. Dengdeng

    那(nà)二十年后(èrshíniánhòu)我们(wǒmen)先(xiān)乘凉(chéngliáng)，后代(hòudài)等等(děngděng)吧(ba)。

    Then we'll enjoy the shade first in twenty years. The descendants can wait.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

这(zhè)些(xiē)动(dòng)物(wù)会(huì)保(bǎo)护(hù)自(zì)己(jǐ)的(de)后(hòu)代(dài)不(bú)受(shòu)伤(shāng)害(hài)。

These animals protect their offspring from harm.

02

这(zhè)座(zuò)古(gǔ)庙(miào)是(shì)后(hòu)代(dài)人(rén)为(wèi)了(le)纪(jì)念(niàn)他(tā)而(ér)修(xiū)建(jiàn)的(de)。

This ancient temple was built by later generations in memory of him.

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