后人 hòurén later generation
怎么记住“后人”: 后 back + 人 person = later generation.
汉字
用法
- 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).