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后面

hòu mian · hou mian

Traditional 後面

HSK 3Old HSK 1

Meaning

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  1. the back; the rear; the last bit
  2. behind; near the end; at the back
  3. later; afterwards
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  1. Dengdeng

    这(zhè)家(jiā)店(diàn)的(de)人(rén)真(zhēn)多(duō)，我们(wǒmen)排(pái)在(zài)后面(hòumian)吧(ba)。

    So many people at this bun shop. Let's line up at the back.

  2. Liangliang

    好(hǎo)。你(nǐ)看(kàn)，后面(hòumian)又(yòu)来(lái)了(le)很多(hěnduō)人(rén)。

    OK. Look, a lot more people are coming behind us.

  3. Dengdeng

    太好了(tàihǎole)，我们(wǒmen)后面(hòumian)也(yě)有(yǒu)人(rén)

    Good, there are people behind us too.

  4. Liangliang

    可是(kěshì)前面(qiánmiàn)那(nà)个(gè)人(rén)要(yào)买(mǎi)五十(wǔshí)个(gè)

    But the man in front wants to buy fifty.

  5. Dengdeng

    啊(a)？那(nà)我们(wǒmen)和(hé)后面(hòumian)的(de)人(rén)都(dōu)买不到(mǎibùdào)了(le)！

    What? Then we and the people behind us cannot buy any!

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

小(xiǎo)山(shān)后(hòu)面(mian)有(yǒu)个(gè)美(měi)丽(lì)的(de)山(shān)谷(gǔ)。

A beautiful valley lies behind the hill.

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

02

他(tā)藏(cáng)到(dào)一(yí)个(gè)大(dà)石(shí)头(tou)后(hòu)面(mian)了(le)。

He hid himself behind a large rock.

Tatoeba: Chinese by crescat · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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后
hòu

back; behind

面
miàn

face; side

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