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后

hòu · hou/Hòu · hou

Traditional 後

HSK 1

Meaning

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hòu 后

  1. empress
  2. queen
  3. (archaic) monarch
  4. ruler

hòu 後

  1. back
  2. behind
  3. rear
  4. afterwards
  5. after
  6. later
  7. post-

Hòu 后

  1. surname Hou
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Front seat or back seat?

  1. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)开车(kāichē)，你(nǐ)坐(zuò)前面(qiánmiàn)还是(háishi)后面(hòumian)？

    I drive. Front seat or back seat?

  2. Dengdeng

    后面(hòumian)。我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)睡(shuì)一会儿(yīhuìr)。

    The back. I want a little nap.

  3. Liangliang

    那(nà)我(wǒ)是(shì)你的(nǐde)司机(sījī)吗(ma)？

    Then am I your driver?

  4. Dengdeng

    好吧(hǎoba)，我(wǒ)坐(zuò)前面(qiánmiàn)，十(shí)分钟(fēnzhōng)后(hòu)再(zài)睡(shuì)。

    Fine, I will sit in front and sleep in ten minutes.

  5. Liangliang

    前面(qiánmiàn)后面(hòumian)，你(nǐ)都(dōu)会(huì)睡着(shuìzháo)。

    Front or back, you will fall asleep anyway.

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In a sentence

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01

走(zǒu)了(le)一(yí)个(gè)小(xiǎo)时(shí)后(hòu)，我(wǒ)们(men)停(tíng)下(xià)来(lái)休(xiū)息(xi)。

After walking for an hour, we stopped to take a rest.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

1900年(nián)他(tā)离(lí)开(kāi)英(yīng)格(gé)兰(lán)后(hòu)，就(jiù)没(méi)有(yǒu)再(zài)回(huí)来(lai)。

In 1900, he left England, and he never returned.

Tatoeba: Chinese by sadhen · English by shekitten · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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