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后者

hòu zhě · hou zhe

Traditional 後者

Meaning

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  1. the latter

In a sentence

2 examples
01

实(shí)践(jiàn)和(hé)理(lǐ)论(lùn)同(tóng)样(yàng)重(zhòng)要(yào)，但(dàn)我(wǒ)们(men)倾(qīng)向(xiàng)于(yú)重(zhòng)视(shì)后(hòu)者(zhě)而(ér)忽(hū)略(lüè)前(qián)者(zhě)。

Practice is as important as theory, but we are apt to value the latter and despise the former.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by papabear · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

比(bǐ)起(qǐ)歌(gē)舞(wǔ)伎(jì)，我(wǒ)更(gèng)喜(xǐ)欢(huan)能(néng)乐(yuè)表(biǎo)演(yǎn)，因(yīn)为(wèi)我(wǒ)觉(jué)得(de)后(hòu)者(zhě)比(bǐ)前(qián)者(zhě)优(yōu)雅(yǎ)。

I prefer Noh to Kabuki because I find the latter to be more elegant than the former.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by bekindtoall · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected; English translation revised.

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