身后

shēn hòu · shen hou

Traditional 身後

Meaning

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  1. the time after one's death
  2. a place behind sb
  3. (fig.) one's social background

In a sentence

2 examples
01

汤(tāng)姆(mǔ)鬼(guǐ)鬼(guǐ)祟(suì)祟(suì)地(de)溜(liū)近(jìn)了(le)玛(mǎ)丽(lì)身(shēn)后(hòu)。

Tom sneaked up behind Mary.

Tatoeba: Chinese by mirrorvan · English by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

在(zài)他(tā)们(men)身(shēn)后(hòu)的(de)男(nán)人(rén)正(zhèng)在(zài)弹(tán)钢(gāng)琴(qín)。

The man behind them is playing the piano.

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

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