后

hòu · hou/Hòu · hou

Traditional 後

Meaning

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hòu 后

  1. empress
  2. queen
  3. (archaic) monarch
  4. ruler

hòu 後

  1. back
  2. behind
  3. rear
  4. afterwards
  5. after
  6. later
  7. post-

Hòu 后

  1. surname Hou

In a sentence

2 examples
01

走(zǒu)了(le)一(yí)个(gè)小(xiǎo)时(shí)后(hòu),我(wǒ)们(men)停(tíng)下(xià)来(lái)休(xiū)息(xi)。

After walking for an hour, we stopped to take a rest.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

1900年(nián)他(tā)离(lí)开(kāi)英(yīng)格(gé)兰(lán)后(hòu),就(jiù)没(méi)有(yǒu)再(zài)回(huí)来(lai)。

In 1900, he left England, and he never returned.

Tatoeba: Chinese by sadhen · English by shekitten · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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