Usage note
“后面”用来指代事物的位置，通常表示在某个物体或人的后方。
hòu miàn lái yòng zěn me zhǐ dài wù shì de lóu chǔ, tōng cháng bǎo shí zài gè néng yǒu wù huò rén hòu fāng。
"后面" is used to indicate the position of things, usually meaning behind an object or person.
Context note
“后面”常用于描述位置关系，比如在排队、走路或看图时会用到。
hòu miàn cháng yòng yú miáo huì wèi zhī guān xì, rú pǐ nài zài pái duì、lù zhǒu huò kàn tú shí huì yòng dào。
"后面" is often used to describe positional relationships, such as in queuing, walking, or looking at pictures.
5 examples
小明站在队伍的后面。
xiǎo míng zhàn zài duì wu de hòu miàn。
Xiaoming stands behind the queue.
妈妈让我坐在她后面的椅子上。
mā ma ràng wǒ zuò zài tā hòu miàn de yǐ zi shàng。
Mom asked me to sit on the chair behind her.
书架后面有一个小房间。
shū jià hòu miàn yǒu yí gè xiǎo fáng jiān。
Behind the bookshelf is a small room.
请把花盆放在桌子的后面。
qǐng bǎ huā pén fàng zài zhuō zi de hòu miàn。
Please put the flower pot behind the table.
他站在我的后面，帮我挡住了风。
tā zhàn zài wǒ de hòu miàn， bāng wǒ dǎng zhù le fēng。
He stood behind me and blocked the wind for me.
5 mini stories
小华在公园里玩，他看到后面有一只小狗跟着他。
xiǎo huá zài gōng yuán lǐ wán， tā kàn dào hòu miàn yǒu yì zhī xiǎo gǒu gēn zhe tā。
Xiaohua was playing in the park and saw a little dog following him behind.
妈妈带小明去超市，他看到后面有很多水果。
mā ma dài xiǎo míng qù chāo shì， tā kàn dào hòu miàn yǒu hěn duō shuǐ guǒ。
Mom took Xiaoming to the supermarket and he saw many fruits behind.
爸爸在后面看着我，确保我不走丢。
bà ba zài hòu miàn kàn zhe wǒ， què bǎo wǒ bù zǒu diū。
Dad was watching me from behind to make sure I didn't get lost.
小丽在后面跟着我，我们一起去图书馆。
xiǎo lì zài hòu miàn gēn zhe wǒ， wǒ men yì qǐ qù tú shū guǎn。
Xiaoli was following me from behind; we went to the library together.
老师站在讲台后面，准备开始上课。
lǎo shī zhàn zài jiǎng tái hòu miàn， zhǔn bèi kāi shǐ shàng kè。
The teacher was standing behind the podium, preparing to start class.
Mini dialogue
找小狗
A
小狗在哪里？
Xiǎo gǒu zài nǎlǐ?
Where is the puppy?
B
在门的后面。
Zài mén de hòumiàn.
Behind the door.
排队
A
我站在你后面，可以吗？
Wǒ zhàn zài nǐ hòumiàn, kěyǐ ma?
Can I stand behind you?
B
可以，请站在我后面。
Kěyǐ, qǐng zhàn zài wǒ hòumiàn.
Sure, please stand behind me.
Related words and contrasts
opposite
前面
qiánmian
in front
后面 means behind; 前面 means in front.
similar
后边
hòubian
behind
后面 and 后边 are interchangeable.
related
背后
bèihòu
behind one's back
背后 often refers to the back of a person or a hidden side.