hòu shì
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  • 1

    n.(usually used in traditional novels) what happened afterwards; subsequent event

    • qián shì bù wàng hòu shì zhī shī

      前事后事

      Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future.

  • 2

    n.funeral affairs; funeral arrangement

    • yī shēng jiào tā de jiā rén qù zhǔn bèi hòu shì

      医生家人准备后事

      The doctors told his family to dig his grave.

    • zhàng fū qù shì yǐ hòu jié jī jìn chéng qù liào lǐ hòu shì

      丈夫去世以后进城料理后事

      After her husband’s death, Jackie went to the city to settle his affairs.

    • wǒ kàn nǐ hái shi gǎn kuài zhǔn bèi hòu shì ba

      还是赶快准备后事

      I think you have to prepare for his funeral.