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  hau6   jyutping
  hou4   pinyin
[1] behind; rear; at the back of [2] afterwards; [v] come after [3] descendents; posterity [4] an auxiliary verb to indicate 'then' or 'afterwards' [5] a Chinese family name

Stroke count: 9
Level: 1
Radical: (#60)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
後 / 后

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This character was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 15th Jul 2009 15:51

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detail  zi1 hau6  zhi1 hou4 = afterwards; after; behind
detail  ji5 hau6  yi3 hou4 = after; afterward; since; from now on;
detail  gam1 hau6  jin1 hou4 = henceforth
detail  hau6 jat6  hou4 ri4 = day after tomorrow
detail  hau6 gwo2  hou4 guo3 = consequences
detail 退  hau6 teoi3  hou4 tui4 = to retreat; recession, backlash
detail  hoeng3 hau6  xiang4 hou4 = backwards
detail  zeoi3 hau6  zui4 hou4 = last; finally; at last
detail  jin4 hau6  ran2 hou4 = afterwards; and then
detail  hau6 min6  hou4 mian4 = in back; behind
See all 162 compounds (CantoDict reports 163 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

Showing 10 of 14 examples containing 後
detail audio 先生後日
Mr. Wong will be coming back the day after tomorrow.
detail audio 畢業之後搵工嘅嘞
After I graduate, I will find a job.
detail audio 首先圖書館然後返屋企
First go to the library, then afterwards go home.
detail 分鐘之後
After a few minutes I'll be there.
detail audio 之後我哋大家出去雪人
After the snow stopped falling, we all went out to build a snowman.
detail audio 表演之後O
I was also speechless (with surprise) after seeing him performed.
detail audio 車站入閘車廂嚴禁飲食
Eating or drinking is not allowed on trains, or in the paid areas of stations.
[MTR announcement]
detail 最後
Turn the book to the last page!
detail 荔枝過造龍眼旺季
The peak season for longans to come on sale is after the lychees.
detail 學好講嘢當我時候開始而家只係最後先至
I want to learn to speak first . When I can speak well, then I'll learn to write. For now, I just want to leave the writing until last.
[copied from [url=http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?7,91899,91899#msg-91899]this thread.[/url]]
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