hòu

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  • 1

    n.behind; back; rear

    • shān hòu

      behind the mountain

    • dí hòu

      the enemy's rear

    • wū hòu

      behind a house

    antonym
  • 2

    n.after; afterwards; later

    • sān gè yuè hòu tā bìng shì le

      病逝

      Three months later, he died of illness.

    • xià kè hòu tóng xué men dōu qù cāo chǎng le

      下课同学操场

      After class, students go to the playground.

    • liǎng tiān hòu tā qù běi jīng le

      北京

      Two days later, he went to Beijing.

  • 3

    n.last

    • tā pái quán bān hòu wǔ míng

      He is the last five persons in the class.

    • hòu sān gè rén gēn wǒ zǒu

      The last three follow me.

    • hòu liǎng gè yuè wǒ men zhǔ yào yòng lái wán chéng shōu wěi gōng zuò

      我们主要用来完成收尾工作

      We spent the last two months putting the finishing touches on things.

    antonym
  • 4

    n.offspring; progeny

    • zǐ sūn hòu dài

      子孙

      offspring

    • wú hòu

      no offspring

    • jué hòu

      no offspring

  • 5

    n.fmlempress; queen; wife of a king or emperor

    • hòu fēi

      empress and imperial concubines

    • huáng tài hòu

      empress dowager

    • huáng hòu

      queen

  • 6

    n.archmonarch; sovereign; ruler

    • shāng zhī xiān hòu

      king of the Shang Dynasty

  • 7

    n.fmlHou, a surname

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Chinese Characters with pinyin hòu

  • rich or strong in flavour; thick
  • inquire after; observe
  • name of a place in Fujian Province
  • king crab; rainbow