hòu yì
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  • n.offspring; descendant (of a dead person); posterity

    • yī gè huá qiáo hòu yì

      华侨后裔

      a descendant of overseas Chinese

    • nǚ xìng hòu yì

      女性后裔

      female posterity

    • kǒng fū zǐ de hòu yì

      孔夫子后裔

      a descendant of Confucius

    • tā shēng chēng tā shì yī wèi xī bān yá wáng zǐ de hòu yì

      声称西班牙王子后裔

      He claims to be descended from a Spanish prince.

    • dì yī pī yí mín de hòu yì

      移民后裔

      the sons of the first settlers

Word usage

  • "后裔" is often matched with measure word "个"or"群".
    • 后裔

      one descendant

    • 后裔

      one group of descendants