后世 hòushì later generations
How to remember 后世: 后 back + 世 world = later generations.
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How it is used
- Later generations, posterity - 流芳后世 (liúfāng hòushì) leave a good name for posterity; 后世评价 (hòushì píngjià) how later ages judge sb.
- Looks forward in time from a historical figure or event. Formal, literary/historical register.