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[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. |
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Don't confuse with: 俊 |
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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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按時間先後 on3 si4 gaan3 sin1 hau6 = chronological 之後 zi1 hau6 = afterwards; after; behind 以後 ji5 hau6 = after; afterward; since; from now on; 今後 gam1 hau6 = henceforth 後日 hau6 jat6 = day after tomorrow 後果 hau6 gwo2 = consequences 後退 hau6 teoi3 = to retreat; recession, backlash 向後 hoeng3 hau6 = backwards 最後 zeoi3 hau6 = last; finally; at last 然後 jin4 hau6 = afterwards; and then See all 188 compounds (CantoDict reports 190 compounds in total, but some may be Common Formations) |
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Showing 10 of 24 examples containing 後
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]
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
Show all 24 examplesThrow 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. ] |