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
| 先后 xiān hòu | early or late; priority; in succession; one after another |
| 善后 shàn hòu | to deal with the aftermath (arising from an accident); funeral arrangements; reparations |
| 后会有期 hòu huì yǒu qī | I'm sure we'll meet again some day. (idiom); Hope to see you again. |
| 最后通牒 zuì hòu tōng dié | ultimatum |
| 后盾 hòu dùn | support; backing |
| 后视镜 hòu shì jìng | rearview mirror |
| 日后 rì hòu | sometime; someday (in the future) |
| 后人 hòu rén | later generation |
| 后脑 hòu nǎo | hindbrain; back of the head |
| 拖后腿 tuō hòu tuǐ | to impede; to obstruct; to hold back |
| 后事 hòu shì | future events; and what happened next... (in fiction); funeral arrangements |
| 三思而后行 sān sī ér hòu xíng | think again and again before acting (idiom); consider carefully in advance |
| 后撤 hòu chè | to pull back (an army); to retreat |
| 而后 ér hòu | after that; then |
| 太后 tài hòu | Empress Dowager |
| 后空翻 hòu kōng fān | backward somersault; backflip |
| 后路 hòu lù | escape route; retreat route; communication lines to the rear; alternative course of action; room for maneuver |
| 后尘 hòu chén | lit. trailing dust; fig. sb's footsteps; course in life |
| 走后门 zǒu hòu mén | lit. to enter by the back door; fig. to gain influence by pull or unofficial channels; back door or under the counter connections |
| 产后 chǎn hòu | postnatal |
| 其后 qí hòu | next; later; after that |
| 后起之秀 hòu qǐ zhī xiù | an up-and-coming youngster; new talent; a brilliant younger generation |
| 脚后跟 jiǎo hòu gēn | heel |
| 马后炮 mǎ hòu pào | lit. firing after the horse; fig. belated action; giving advice in hindsight |
| 后世 hòu shì | later generations |