后 hòu

queen, empress, sovereign; (simp. for 後) behind, rear, after

DEFINITIONS

  • queen, empress, sovereign
  • (simp. for 後) behind, rear, after
  • surname Hou
  • empress
  • queen
  • (archaic) monarch
  • ruler
  • back
  • behind
  • rear
  • afterwards
  • after
  • later
  • post-

STROKES

WORDS

后面 hòu miàn
HSK 1
rear; back; behind; later; afterwards; also pr. [hou4 mian5]
然后 rán hòu
HSK 3
after; then (afterwards); after that; afterwards
最后 zuì hòu
HSK 3
final; last; finally; ultimate
后来 hòu lái
HSK 3
afterwards; later
后悔 hòu huǐ
HSK 4
to regret; to repent
后果 hòu guǒ
HSK 5
consequences; aftermath
落后 luò hòu
HSK 5
to fall behind; to lag (in technology etc); backward; to retrogress
后背 hòu bèi
HSK 5
the back (human anatomy); the back part of sth
皇后 huáng hòu
HSK 6
empress; imperial consort
后代 hòu dài
HSK 6
descendant; progeny; posterity; later ages; later generations
后勤 hòu qín
HSK 6
logistics
空前绝后 kōng qián jué hòu
HSK 6
unprecedented and never to be duplicated; the first and the last; unmatched; unique
争先恐后 zhēng xiān kǒng hòu
HSK 6
striving to be first and fearing to be last (idiom); outdoing one another
后顾之忧 hòu gù zhī yōu
HSK 6
fears of trouble in the rear (idiom); family worries (obstructing freedom of action); worries about the future consequences; often in negative expressions, meaning "no worries about anything"
之后 zhī hòu afterwards; following; later; after
以后 yǐ hòu after; later; afterwards; following; later on; in the future
背后 bèi hòu behind; at the back; in the rear; behind sb's back
稍后 shāo hòu in a little while; in a moment; later on
后退 hòu tuì to recoil; to draw back; to fall back; to retreat
身后 shēn hòu posthumous; one's social background; behind the body
后备 hòu bèi reserve; backup
幕后 mù hòu behind the scenes
后门 hòu mén the back door; fig. under the counter (indirect way for influence or pressure); anus
后台 hòu tái backstage area; behind-the-scenes supporter; (computing) back-end; background
后院 hòu yuàn rear court; back garden; backyard (also fig.)
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