后 hòu back
back; after; later
How to remember 后: 𠂆 factory + 一 one + 口 mouth = back. On the factory road the removal man carries box number one with a pen in his mouth all the way to the back of the truck.
Component breakdown
后 = 𠂆 factory + 一 one + 口 mouth
- 𠂆 factory
- 一 one
- 口 mouth
On the factory road the removal man carries box number one with a pen in his mouth all the way to the back of the truck.
How it is used
- Back / after / later - 后面 (hòumiàn) behind, 以后 (yǐhòu) afterwards, 后来 (hòulái) later on.
- Opposite of 前 (qián, before / front); note 后来 is later within a past narrative, while 以后 can point to the future too - 以前 (yǐqián) before, in the past.
Words with 后
- 后面hòumiànbehindHSK 2
- 然后ránhòuthenHSK 3
- 最后zuìhòulastHSK 3
- 后来hòuláiafterwardsHSK 3
- 以后yǐhòuafterHSK 3
- 后天hòutiānthe day after tomorrowHSK 3
- 后年hòuniánthe year after nextHSK 3
- 后悔hòuhuǐto regretHSK 4
- 之后zhīhòuafterHSK 4
- 今后jīnhòuhereafterHSK 4
- 前后qiánhòuaroundHSK 4
- 先后xiānhòuearly or lateHSK 5
- 后果hòuguǒconsequencesHSK 5
- 此后cǐhòuafter thisHSK 5
- 背后bèihòubehindHSK 5
- 随后suíhòusoon afterHSK 5
- 事后shìhòuafter the eventHSK 6
- 后人hòurénlater generationHSK 6
- 后代hòudàidescendantHSK 6
- 后期hòuqīlate stageHSK 6
- 后者hòuzhěthe latterHSK 6
- 后退hòutuìto recoilHSK 6
- 往后wǎnghòufrom now onHSK 6
- 日后rìhòusometimeHSK 6
- 落后luòhòuto fall behindHSK 6
- 过后guòhòuafter the eventHSK 6
- 争先恐后zhēngxiān-kǒnghòustriving to be first and fearing to be lastHSK 7
- 后世hòushìlater generationsHSK 7
- 后台hòutáibackstage areaHSK 7
- 后备hòubèireserveHSK 7
- 后备箱hòubèixiāngtrunkHSK 7
- 后续hòuxùfollow-upHSK 7
- 思前想后sīqián-xiǎnghòuto consider past cause and future effectHSK 7
- 稍后shāohòuin a little whileHSK 7
- 前赴后继qiánfù-hòujìto advance dauntlessly in wave upon waveHSK 8
- 后勤hòuqínlogisticsHSK 8
- 后盾hòudùnsupportHSK 8
- 后裔hòuyìdescendantHSK 8
- 后遗症hòuyízhèngsequelaeHSK 8
- 后顾之忧hòugùzhīyōufears of trouble in the rear (idiom)HSK 8
Example sentences
- 一小时后见。 Yì xiǎoshí hòu jiàn.We'll meet in an hour.
- 十分钟后开会。 Shí fēnzhōng hòu kāihuì.The meeting will start in 10 minutes.
- 她放学后接着就回家了。 Tā fàngxué hòu jiēzhe jiù huíjiā le.She went home after classes were over.
- 后来事情怎么样？ Hòulái shìqing zěnme yàng?How did things turn out later?