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后者

hòu zhě · hou zhe

Traditional 後者

HSK 7–9

Meaning

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  1. the latter
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Two ways to the lake

  1. Dengdeng

    去(qù)湖边(húbiān)有(yǒu)两条(liǎngtiáo)路(lù)，一条(yītiáo)近(jìn)，一条(yītiáo)美(měi)。

    There are two ways to the lake. One is near, one is pretty.

  2. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)更(gèng)喜欢(xǐhuan)后者(hòuzhě)，因为(yīnwèi)可以(kěyǐ)看(kàn)花(huā)。

    I like the latter more, because we can see flowers.

  3. Dengdeng

    前者(qiánzhě)只要(zhǐyào)十(shí)分钟(fēnzhōng)。

    The former only takes ten minutes.

  4. Liangliang

    可是(kěshì)后者(hòuzhě)更(gèng)好看(hǎokàn)。

    But the latter is prettier.

  5. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)，走(zǒu)后者(hòuzhě)，我们(wǒmen)多(duō)走(zǒu)二十(èrshí)分钟(fēnzhōng)。

    OK, the latter. We walk twenty minutes more.

  6. Liangliang

    你看(nǐkàn)，后者(hòuzhě)其实(qíshí)也(yě)不(bù)远(yuǎn)！

    See? The latter isn't far at all!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

实(shí)践(jiàn)和(hé)理(lǐ)论(lùn)同(tóng)样(yàng)重(zhòng)要(yào)，但(dàn)我(wǒ)们(men)倾(qīng)向(xiàng)于(yú)重(zhòng)视(shì)后(hòu)者(zhě)而(ér)忽(hū)略(lüè)前(qián)者(zhě)。

Practice is as important as theory, but we are apt to value the latter and despise the former.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by papabear · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

比(bǐ)起(qǐ)歌(gē)舞(wǔ)伎(jì)，我(wǒ)更(gèng)喜(xǐ)欢(huan)能(néng)乐(yuè)表(biǎo)演(yǎn)，因(yīn)为(wèi)我(wǒ)觉(jué)得(de)后(hòu)者(zhě)比(bǐ)前(qián)者(zhě)优(yōu)雅(yǎ)。

I prefer Noh to Kabuki because I find the latter to be more elegant than the former.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by bekindtoall · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected; English translation revised.

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