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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 word has been viewed 25507 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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detail  on3 si4 gaan3 sin1 hau6  an4 shi2 jian4 xian1 hou4 = chronological
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
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Showing 10 of 24 examples containing 後
detail audio 先生後日
Mr. Wong will be coming back the day after tomorrow.
detail 以後你哋?
How can I order from your [restaurant] in the future?
[Lit. Afterwards I how order you-guys?]
detail 後日係咪游水
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.]
detail 後日係咪游水
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.]
detail 個人後面匿埋
There's someone hiding behind the tree.
[Lit. have [counter] person at [counter] tree behind-face hide]
detail audio 畢業之後搵工
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 佢哋最後喺返埋一齊
They recently got back together.
[最後 implies something that happened recently - in this context, probably days or at most a month.]
detail 食完香蕉之後
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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