后者 hòuzhě the latter
How to remember 后者: 后 back + 者 specialist = the latter.
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How it is used
- 'The latter' - a written device paired with 前者 (the former): 前者便宜，后者耐用 (qiánzhě piányi, hòuzhě nàiyòng) the former is cheaper, the latter more durable.
- Formal writing only; you wouldn't say it in casual speech.