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Chinese dictionary
n.offspring; descendant (of a dead person); posterity
一个华侨后裔
a descendant of overseas Chinese
女性后裔
female posterity
孔夫子的后裔
a descendant of Confucius
他声称他是一位西班牙王子的后裔。
He claims to be descended from a Spanish prince.
第一批移民的后裔
the sons of the first settlers
Word usage
- common measure word"后裔" is often matched with measure word "个"or"群".
一个后裔
one descendant
一群后裔
one group of descendants