后人 hòurén later generation
How to remember 后人: 后 back + 人 person = later generation.
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How it is used
- Later generations, posterity - 造福后人 (zàofú hòurén) to benefit those who come after.
- Contrast 前人 (qiánrén, predecessors): 前人栽树，后人乘凉 (one generation plants trees, the next enjoys the shade).