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 25704 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. ]

落完雪之後，我哋大家出去砌雪人。粵
After the snow stopped falling, we all went out to build a snowman.

我睇完佢表演之後都O晒嘴！粵
I was also speechless (with surprise) after seeing him performed.

車站入閘後及車廂內，嚴禁飲食
Eating or drinking is not allowed on trains, or in the paid areas of stations.
[MTR announcement]

本書㨴到最後一頁粵
Turn the book to the last page!

荔枝過造後至到龍眼旺季
The peak season for longans to come on sale is after the lychees.

我想學好講嘢先。當我講得好嘅時候，就會開始學寫。而家，我只係想留到最後先至學寫。粵
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]]

我希望畢業後投身醫療界。
I hope to join the health care industry after graduation.

我以後一定會加倍小心
I will certainly be much more careful in the future.
[加倍小心 literally means "add on double amount of carefulness", which implies "(be)much more careful"]

你嗱嗱聲做埋啲嘢，然後去食飯啦！粵
You should hurry up and finish your work, so that you can have your meal!

呢個係一個開頭光芒芒，後尾黑壓壓嘅故事粵
This is a story that starts out innocently but ends up being very dark.
[Lit. this [counter] is one [counter] start bright, end dark [possessive particle] story]

真係令人好懷念，一個世紀之後你又返嚟啦粵
We've really missed you while you've been gone the last 100 years.
[Lit. really make-people very miss-you, one century afterwards again return come [particle] This is being said to someone who's lived several hundred years (specifically Greed from Full Metal Alchemist).]

人質囚禁咗二十日後獲釋。粵
The hostages have been set free after 20 days in captivity.
[Aspect marker 咗 is used to indicate passive voice.]

佢噏得就噏, 周時畀人抽後腳粵
He talks so much that people often use his own words to contradict him.

死咗之後咪使旨意上天堂或者下地獄粵
Don't think you can go to heaven or hell after you die.
[Std. Chinese: 死後別想上天堂或下地獄]

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