hòu yǐng
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  • n.shape of a person or thing as seen from the back; outline of somebody's back

    • nà rén yī xià jiù pǎo guò qu le zhǐ kàn jiàn yī gè hòu yǐng

      一下过去看见后影

      I only vaguely saw his back as the guy dashed away.

    • wǒ men zhǐ néng kàn dào tā de hòu yǐng

      我们看到后影

      We could only see him from behind.

    • kàn hòu yǐng wǒ jué de xiàng shì xiǎo lǐ

      后影觉得小李

      From the back view I thought he must be Xiao Li.

    • nà rén zǒu jìn le xiǎo xiàng wǒ zhǐ kàn jiàn tā de hòu yǐng

      走进看见后影

      I caught sight of only the back of the person before he turned into the lane.

    • wǒ zhè shí tū rán gǎn dào yī zhǒng yì yàng de gǎn jué jué de tā mǎn shēn huī chén de hòu yǐng chà shí gāo dà le

      突然感到异样感觉觉得满身灰尘后影高大

      Suddenly I had the strange sensation that his dusty retreating figure had in that instant grown larger.