後 hòu

behind, rear, after; descendents

DEFINITIONS

  • behind, rear, after
  • descendents
  • surname Hou
  • empress
  • queen
  • (archaic) monarch
  • ruler
  • back
  • behind
  • rear
  • afterwards
  • after
  • later
  • post-

STROKES

WORDS

酒後吐真言 jiǔ hòu tǔ zhēn yán after wine, spit out the truth; in vino veritas
酒後駕車 jiǔ hòu jià chē driving under the influence
酒後駕駛 jiǔ hòu jià shǐ driving under the influence of alcohol (DUI)
長江後浪催前浪 cháng jiāng hòu làng cuī qián làng see 長江後浪推前浪|长江后浪推前浪[Chang2 Jiang1 hou4 lang4 tui1 qian2 lang4]
長江後浪推前浪 cháng jiāng hòu làng tuī qián làng lit. the rear waves of the Yangtze River drive on those before (idiom); fig. the new is constantly replacing the old; each new generation excels the previous; (of things) to be constantly evolving
開後門 kāi hòu mén to open the back door; fig. under the counter; to do a secret or dishonest deal; to let sth in by the back door
隨之而後 suí zhī ér hòu from that; following from that; after that
隨後 suí hòu soon after
雨後春筍 yǔ hòu chūn sǔn lit. after rain, the spring bamboo (idiom); fig. rapid new growth; many new things emerge in rapid succession
鞍前馬後 ān qián mǎ hòu to follow everywhere; to always be there for sb at their beck and call
鞠躬盡瘁，死而後已 jū gōng jìn cuì ， sǐ ér hòu yǐ to bend to a task and spare no effort unto one's dying day (idiom); striving to the utmost one's whole life; with every breath in one's body, unto one's dying day
須後 xū hòu aftershave
須後水 xū hòu shuǐ aftershave
預後 yù hòu prognosis
飯後一支煙，賽過活神仙 fàn hòu yī zhī yān ， sài guò huó shén xiān have a smoke after each meal and you will surpass the immortals (proverb)
飯後服用 fàn hòu fú yòng post cibum (pharm.); to take (medicine) after a meal
飯後百步走，活到九十九 fàn hòu bǎi bù zǒu ， huó dào jiǔ shí jiǔ walk a hundred steps after each meal and you will live a long life (proverb)
餐後酒 cān hòu jiǔ digestif
馬後炮 mǎ hòu pào lit. firing after the horse; fig. belated action; giving advice in hindsight
馬後砲 mǎ hòu pào lit. firing after the horse; fig. belated action; giving advice in hindsight
但後来 dàn hòu lái but later
登入後 dēng rù hòu after logging in
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