後 (hau6 | hou4) : behind; come after

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後

hau6

hou4

[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: 彳 (#60)

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

後 / 后

Don't confuse with:
俊

This word has been viewed 30441 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 15th Jul 2009 15:51

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按時間先後 on3 si4 gaan3 sin1 hau6 an4 shi2 jian4 xian1 hou4 = chronological

之後 zi1 hau6 zhi1 hou4 = afterwards; after; behind

以後 ji5 hau6 yi3 hou4 = after; afterward; since; from now on;

今後 gam1 hau6 jin1 hou4 = henceforth

後日 hau6 jat6 hou4 ri4 = day after tomorrow

後果 hau6 gwo2 hou4 guo3 = consequences

後退 hau6 teoi3 hou4 tui4 = to retreat; recession, backlash

向後 hoeng3 hau6 xiang4 hou4 = backwards

最後 zeoi3 hau6 zui4 hou4 = last; finally; at last

然後 jin4 hau6 ran2 hou4 = afterwards; and then
See all 188 compounds (CantoDict reports 190 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations)

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王先生後日就返啦。粵
Mr. Wong will be coming back the day after tomorrow.

以後我點叫你哋呀? 粵
How can I order from your [restaurant] in the future?
[Lit. Afterwards I how order you-guys?]

你後日係咪游水粵
Are you going swimming the day after tomorrow?
[This is just a simple yes-no question. You can replace the verb-object pair with anything you like.]

你後日係咪去游水粵
Are you still going swimming with me, the day after tomorrow?
[Note that the inclusion of 去 here implies that you've already made an appointment to go with someone and you're confirming (你想確定). The swimming pool is far away from both of you.]

有個人喺棵樹後面匿埋粵
There's someone hiding behind the tree.
[Lit. have [counter] person at [counter] tree behind-face hide]

我畢業之後會搵工嘅嘞。粵
After I graduate, I will find a job.

首先去圖書館，然後返屋企。粵
First go to the library, then afterwards go home.

幾分鐘之後我就到國
After a few minutes I'll be there.

佢哋最後喺返埋一齊粵
They recently got back together.
[最後 implies something that happened recently - in this context, probably days or at most a month.]

食完香蕉之後，要掉咗塊蕉皮粵
Throw away the peel after you've finished the banana.
[Lit. eat-finish banana afterwards, need throw-[particle used in imperatives] [counter] banana-skin. Classifier 塊 is optional if the object (蕉皮) consists of two characters. But 塊 would be mandatory if followed by single character 皮. ]

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