hòu

后

behind / after

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Words with 后

最后 zuì hòu final; last HSK 1
后天 hòu tiān the day after tomorrow; life after birth (the period in which one develops through experiences, contrasted with 天) HSK 1
后边 hòu bian the back; the rear; the last bit; behind; near the end; at the back HSK 1
然后 rán hòu then; after that; afterwards HSK 2
以后 yǐ hòu after; later HSK 2
后来 hòu lái afterwards; later; newly arrived HSK 2
今后 jīn hòu hereafter; henceforth HSK 2
后面 hòu mian the back; the rear; the last bit; behind; near the end; at the back HSK 3
背后 bèi hòu behind; at the back HSK 3
后果 hòu guǒ consequences; aftermath HSK 3
落后 luò hòu to fall behind; to lag (in technology etc) HSK 3
前后 qián hòu around; from beginning to end HSK 3

Examples from your lessons

  • 我先吃饭,然后去学校。 I eat first, then go to school. Lesson 9
  • 下课以后,我回家。 After class, I go home. Lesson 9
  • 八点上课。我先吃早饭,然后去学校。 Class starts at 8. I eat breakfast first, then go to school. Lesson 9
  • 后天是我的生日! The day after tomorrow is my birthday! Lesson 104
  • 他在我前边,她在我后边。 He is in front of me; she is behind me. Lesson 108
  • 我先吃早饭,然后去学校。 I eat breakfast first, then go to school. 我的每天

Character facts

Radical
口 mouth; entrance, gate, opening
Structure
Surround from upper left
Unicode
U+540E