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hòu

behind; after

How common it is

后 appears often in everyday Chinese, so it is worth practicing early and reviewing often.

Pronunciation focus

Say hòu slowly first, then repeat it in a short phrase. Listen for the tone shape.

Usage note

后可以用来表示时间上的先后顺序,比如‘先吃饭,然后做作业’。也可以用在地点上,比如‘公园的后面有一片树林’。

后可以用来表示时间上的先后顺序,比如‘先吃饭,然后做作业’。也可以用在地点上,比如‘公园的后面有一片树林’。

Context note

后常用于描述事件或行动的时间顺序,或者指明一个位置在另一个位置之后。

后常用于描述事件或行动的时间顺序,或者指明一个位置在另一个位置之后。

5 examples

今天先吃饭
Jīntiān xiān chīfàn
Eat first today
做作业后去玩
zuò zuòyè hòu qù wán
Play after doing homework
公园的后面有一片树林
Gōngyuán de hòu miàn yǒu yī piàn sēnlín
Behind the park is a forest
先写信,然后寄出去
xiān xiě xìn, ránhòu jì qùtǐ
Write the letter first, then send it out
图书馆后面是餐厅
Túshūguǎngchǎng hòu miàn shì cāntīng
Behind the library is the dining hall

5 mini stories

妈妈说先吃饭,然后做作业。
Māma shuō xiān chīfàn, ránhòu zuò zuòyè.
Mom says eat first, then do homework.
我们去公园玩,后面看到了一片树林。
Wǒmen qù gōngyuán wán, hòumiàn kàndào le yī piàn sēnlín.
We went to the park to play and then saw a forest behind it.
先写信,然后寄出去。
Xiān xiě xìn, ránhòu jì qùtǐ.
Write the letter first, then send it out.
图书馆后面是餐厅。
Túshūguǎngchǎng hòu miàn shì cāntīng.
Behind the library is the dining hall.
每天先做作业,然后吃饭。
Měitiān xiān zuò zuòyè, ránhòu chīfàn.
Every day do homework first, then eat.

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