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Chinese dictionary
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n.futurity; later generations
那次狂欢节将作为有史以来最精彩的一次,为后人称道。
That carnival will go down in history as one of the best ever.
后人的窜改就势不可免。
The falsification of posterity is inevitable.
如果我们今天不保护生态环境,就会遭到后人的唾骂。
We would be reviled by future generations if we do not take care of the ecological environment now.
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n.posterity; descendants; offspring
他给后人留下的是精神财富。
What he left behind to his children is intellectual wealth.
有句话是前人种树,后人乘凉。
There is a saying that the predecessors planted trees, and the descendants took advantage of the shade.
死者姓名都刻在一块石匾上以便后人铭记。
The names of those who died are recorded for posterity on a tablet.
Word usage
- common measure word"后人" is often matched with measure word "个"or"位".
一个后人
one descendant
一位后人
one descendant