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后 hòu back / behind / rear / afterwards / after / later / post-
Results beginning with 后
后来 hòu lái afterwards / later
后面 hòu mian rear / back / behind / later / afterwards
后面 hòu miàn rear / back / behind / later / afterwards / also pr. [hou4 mian5]
后果 hòu guǒ consequences / aftermath
后悔 hòu huǐ to regret / to repent
后者 hòu zhě the latter
后期 hòu qī late stage / later period
后台 hòu tái backstage area / behind-the-scenes supporter / (computing) back-end / background
后卫 hòu wèi rear guard / backfield / fullback
后退 hòu tuì to recoil / to draw back / to fall back / to retreat
后勤 hòu qín logistics
后续 hòu xù follow-up / (dialect) to remarry
后方 hòu fāng the rear / far behind the front line
后代 hòu dài descendant / progeny / posterity / later ages / later generations
后天 hòu tiān the day after tomorrow / life after birth (the period in which one develops through experiences, contrasted with 先天[xian1 tian1]) / acquired (not innate or congenital) / a posteriori
后人 hòu rén later generation
后门 hòu mén the back door / fig. under the counter (indirect way for influence or pressure) / anus
后背 hòu bèi the back (human anatomy) / the back part of sth
后备 hòu bèi reserve / backup
后院 hòu yuàn rear court / back garden / backyard (also fig.)
后世 hòu shì later generations
后记 hòu jì epilogue / afterword
后头 hòu tou behind / the back / the rear / later / afterwards / (in) the future
后边 hòu bian back / rear / behind
后裔 hòu yì descendant
后盾 hòu dùn support / backing
后宫 hòu gōng harem / chambers of imperial concubines
后排 hòu pái the back row
后座 hòu zuò back seat / pillion
后缀 hòu zhuì suffix (linguistics)
后劲 hòu jìn energy to continue after the initial phase of an activity / delayed effect
后事 hòu shì future events / and what happened next... (in fiction) / funeral arrangements
后生 hòu shēng young generation / youth / young man
后进 hòu jìn less advanced / underdeveloped / lagging behind / the younger generation / the less experienced ones
后腰 hòu yāo lower back / (sports) defensive midfielder
后部 hòu bù back section
后路 hòu lù escape route / retreat route / communication lines to the rear / alternative course of action / room for maneuver
后加 hòu jiā postposition (grammar)
后轮 hòu lún rear wheel
后辈 hòu bèi younger generation
后脑 hòu nǎo hindbrain / back of the head
后怕 hòu pà lingering fear / fear after the event / post-traumatic stress
后端 hòu duān backend (computing)
后尘 hòu chén lit. trailing dust / fig. sb's footsteps / course in life
后撤 hòu chè to pull back (an army) / to retreat
后话 hòu huà something to be taken up later in speech or writing
后援 hòu yuán reinforcement / back-up / supporting force
后妈 hòu mā (coll.) stepmother
后任 hòu rèn successor / to take up a position subsequently as ... / (attributive) future / subsequent
后年 hòu nián the year after next
后跟 hòu gēn heel (part of a foot) / heel (of a sock) / counter (the part of a shoe that cups the back of one's heel) / followed by (used in describing a format, such as "filename followed by file extension")
后置 hòu zhì to place after (e.g. in grammar) / postposition
后盖 hòu gài back cover / shell (of crab etc)
后脚 hòu jiǎo (one moment ...,) the next ... / trailing foot (in walking)
后颈 hòu jǐng nape
后庭 hòu tíng backyard / imperial harem / (slang) anus
后段 hòu duàn final part / rear / back end / final segment / the following section / last paragraph
后母 hòu mǔ stepmother
后妃 hòu fēi imperial wives and concubines
后味 hòu wèi aftertaste
后汉 Hòu Hàn Later Han or Eastern Han dynasty (25-220) / Later Han of the Five Dynasties (947-950)
后感 hòu gǎn afterthought / reflection after an event / a review (of a movie etc)
后肢 hòu zhī hind legs
后娘 hòu niáng stepmother (coll.)
后周 Hòu Zhōu Later Zhou of the Five Dynasties (951-960), centered on Shandong and Hebei, with capital at Kaifeng 開封|开封[Kai1 feng1]
后唐 Hòu Táng Later Tang of the Five Dynasties (923-936)
后嗣 hòu sì heir / descendant / posterity
后梁 Hòu Liáng Later Liang of the Five Dynasties (907-923)
后灯 hòu dēng taillight
后重  back-loading
后膛  breech
后半 hòu bàn latter half
后报 hòu bào hindcast / backtest
后壁 Hòu bì Houbi, a district in Tainan 台南|台南[Tai2 nan2], Taiwan
后翅 hòu chì back wing (of insect)
后辍 hòu chuò suffix
后调 hòu diào (perfumery) base note
后付 hòu fù payment made afterwards / postpaid
后附 hòu fù attachment / appendix / addendum
后父 hòu fù stepfather
后钩 hòu gōu (dialect) unfinished business / trailing sound
后海 Hòu hǎi Houhai, a lake and the area surrounding it in central Beijing
后晋 Hòu Jìn Later Jin of the Five Dynasties (936-946)
后金 Hòu Jīn Later Jin dynasty (from 1616-) / Manchu Khanate or kingdom that took over as Qing dynasty in 1644
后里 Hòu lǐ Houli Township in Taichung County 臺中縣|台中县[Tai2 zhong1 Xian4], Taiwan
后凉 Hòu Liáng Later Liang of the Sixteen Kingdoms (386-403)
后龙 Hòu lóng Houlung town in Miaoli county 苗栗縣|苗栗县[Miao2 li4 xian4], northwest Taiwan
后秦 Hòu Qín Later Qin of the Sixteen Kingdoms (384-417)
后儿 hòu r the day after tomorrow
后日 hòu rì the day after tomorrow / from hence / from now / from now on / henceforth
后梢 hòu shāo stern (of a boat)
后设 hòu shè meta- (prefix) (Tw)
后视 hòu shì backsight
后送 hòu sòng evacuation (military)
后藤 Hòu téng Gotō / (Japanese surname)
后推 hòu tuī push-back (n)
后魏 Hòu Wèi Wei of the Northern Dynasties 386-534
后文 hòu wén the pages ahead / the following pages
后效 hòu xiào after-effect
后心 hòu xīn middle of the back
后学 hòu xué junior scholar or pupil in imperial China
后燕 Hòu Yān Later Yan of the Sixteen Kingdoms (384-409)
后摇 hòu yáo post-rock (music genre)
后羿 Hòu Yì Houyi, mythological Chinese archer whose wife was Chang'e
后影 hòu yǐng rear view / figure seen from behind / view of the back (of a person or object)
后缘 hòu yuán trailing edge (of airplane wing)
后账 hòu zhàng undisclosed account / to settle matters later / to blame sb after the event
后赵 Hòu Zhào Later Zhao of the Sixteen Kingdoms (319-350)
后诊 hòu zhěn postoperative examination
后制 hòu zhì postproduction
后坐 hòu zuò recoil (of a gun) / backlash
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后遗症 hòu yí zhèng (medicine) sequelae / residual effects / (fig.) repercussions / aftermath
后视镜 hòu shì jìng rearview mirror
后脑勺 hòu nǎo sháo back of the head
后处理 hòu chǔ lǐ spent fuel reprocessing / fuel reprocessing
后备箱 hòu bèi xiāng trunk / boot (of a car)
后勤部 hòu qín bù Logistics
后汉书 Hòu Hàn shū History of Eastern Han (later Han), third of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3], composed by Fan Ye 范曄|范晔[Fan4 Ye4] in 445 during Song of the Southern Dynasties 南朝宋[Nan2 chao2 Song4], 120 scrolls
后备军 hòu bèi jūn rearguard
后空翻 hòu kōng fān backward somersault / backflip
后甲板 hòu jiǎ bǎn afterdeck
后勤处  Logistics Service
后备队  reserve
后备连  Reserve Company
后投影  rear projection
后半场 hòu bàn chǎng second half (of sporting competition)
后半生 hòu bàn shēng latter half of one's life
后半叶 hòu bàn yè latter half (of a decade, century etc)
后备团 hòu bèi tuán support regiment
后边儿 hòu bian r erhua variant of 後邊|后边[hou4 bian5]
后壁乡 Hòu bì xiāng Houbi township in Tainan county 台南縣|台南县[Tai2 nan2 xian4], Taiwan
后鼻音 hòu bí yīn velar nasal / consonant ng or ŋ / produced in the nose with the back of the tongue against the soft palate
后车架 hòu chē jià luggage carrier (bicycle)
后车轴 hòu chē zhóu back axle (of car)
后挡板 hòu dǎng bǎn backboard
后发座 Hòu fà zuò Coma Berenices (constellation)
后感觉 hòu gǎn jué after-sensation / after-impression
后钩儿 hòu gōu r erhua variant of 後鉤|后钩[hou4 gou1]
后两者 hòu liǎng zhě the latter two
后里乡 Hòu lǐ xiāng Houli Township in Taichung County 臺中縣|台中县[Tai2 zhong1 Xian4], Taiwan
后龙镇 Hòu lóng zhèn Houlung town in Miaoli county 苗栗縣|苗栗县[Miao2 li4 xian4], northwest Taiwan
后勤股 hòu qín gǔ Logistics Unit
后勤科 hòu qín kē Logistics Section
后勤司 hòu qín sī Logistics Division
后勤网 hòu qín wǎng logistic chain
后勤学 hòu qín xué military logistics
后天性 hòu tiān xìng acquired (characteristic etc)
后掩蔽 hòu yǎn bì backward masking
后摇滚 hòu yáo gǔn post-rock (music genre)
后援会 hòu yuán huì support group (e.g. for an election candidate) / fan club
Approximate Results for 后
最后 zuì hòu final / last / finally / ultimate
之后 zhī hòu afterwards / following / later / after
然后 rán hòu after / then (afterwards) / after that / afterwards
以后 yǐ hòu after / later / afterwards / following / later on / in the future
背后 bèi hòu behind / at the back / in the rear / behind sb's back
身后 shēn hòu posthumous / one's social background / behind the body
今后 jīn hòu hereafter / henceforth / in the future / from now on
随后 suí hòu soon after
先后 xiān hòu early or late / priority / in succession / one after another
前后 qián hòu around / from beginning to end / all around / front and rear
过后 guò hòu after the event
落后 luò hòu to fall behind / to lag (in technology etc) / backward / to retrogress
此后 cǐ hòu after this / afterwards / hereafter
事后 shì hòu after the event / in hindsight / in retrospect
日后 rì hòu sometime / someday (in the future)
而后 ér hòu after that / then
幕后 mù hòu behind the scenes
皇后 huáng hòu empress / imperial consort
向后 xiàng hòu backward
其后 qí hòu next / later / after that
死后 sǐ hòu after death / posthumous
往后 wǎng hòu from now on / in the future / time to come
天后 Tiān hòu Tin Hau, Empress of Heaven, another name for the goddess Matsu 媽祖|妈祖[Ma1 zu3] / Tin Hau (Hong Kong area around the MTR station with same name)
午后 wǔ hòu afternoon
太后 tài hòu Empress Dowager
滞后 zhì hòu to lag behind
酒后 jiǔ hòu after drinking / under the influence of alcohol
在后 zài hòu behind
战后 zhàn hòu after the war / postwar
产后 chǎn hòu postnatal
脑后 nǎo hòu the back of the head / (fig.) the back of one's mind
稍后 shāo hòu in a little while / in a moment / later on
退后 tuì hòu to stand back / to go back (in time) / to yield / to make concessions
善后 shàn hòu to deal with the aftermath (arising from an accident) / funeral arrangements / reparations
王后 wáng hòu queen / CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]
尔后 ěr hòu henceforth / thereafter / subsequently
税后 shuì hòu after tax
预后 yù hòu prognosis
延后 yán hòu to postpone / to defer / to delay
灾后 zāi hòu after a catastrophe / post-traumatic
殿后 diàn hòu to bring up the rear
嗣后 sì hòu from then on / after / afterwards / thereafter
末后 mò hòu finally
朝后 cháo hòu backwards / facing back
次后 cì hòu afterwards / then
帝后 dì hòu empress / imperial consort
敌后 dí hòu (military) the enemy's rear / behind enemy lines
蜂后 fēng hòu queen bee
弧后 hú hòu back-arc / volcanic arc
继后 jì hòu later / afterwards
推后 tuī hòu to push back (progress, the times etc)
无后 wú hòu to lack male offspring
仙后 xiān hòu The
须后 xū hòu aftershave
押后 yā hòu to adjourn / to defer
影后 yǐng hòu movie queen / best actress award winner
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季后赛 jì hòu sài a playoff
博士后 bó shì hòu postdoc / a postdoctoral position
解放后 jiě fàng hòu after liberation (i.e. after the Communist's victory) / after the establishment of PRC in 1949
皇太后 huáng tài hòu empress dowager
读后感 dú hòu gǎn impression of a book / opinion expressed in a book review
歇后语 xiē hòu yǔ anapodoton (a saying in which the second part, uttered after a pause or totally left out, is the intended meaning of the allegory presented in the first part)
观后感 guān hòu gǎn impression or feeling after visiting or watching (movies, museums etc)
脚后跟 jiǎo hòu gēn heel
走后门 zǒu hòu mén lit. to enter by the back door / fig. to gain influence by pull or unofficial channels / back door or under the counter connections
拖后腿 tuō hòu tuǐ to impede / to obstruct / to hold back
李后主 Lǐ Hòu zhǔ Li Houzhu (c. 937-978), the final Southern Tang ruler (ruled 961-975) and a renowned poet / given name Li Yu 李煜
大后天 dà hòu tiān three days from now / day after day after tomorrow
开后门 kāi hòu mén to open the back door / fig. under the counter / to do a secret or dishonest deal / to let sth in by the back door
留后路 liú hòu lù to leave oneself a way out
王太后 Wáng tài hòu Queen Dowager (in Europe) / widowed queen / Queen mother
扯后腿 chě hòu tuǐ to be a drag or hindrance on sb
马后炮 mǎ hòu pào lit. firing after the horse / fig. belated action / giving advice in hindsight
餐后酒 cān hòu jiǔ digestif
产后期 chǎn hòu qī puerperium / lying-in period
抄后路 chāo hòu lù to outflank and attack from the rear
车后箱 chē hòu xiāng car boot, trunk
重估后 chóng gū hòu after revaluation
创伤后 chuāng shāng hòu post-traumatic
大后年 dà hòu nián three years from now / year after year after next year
窦皇后 dòu huáng hòu Empress
放学后 fàng xué hòu after school
翻新后 fān xīn hòu after refurbishment
观后镜 guān hòu jìng mirror showing a view to one's rear (including rearview mirror, side-view mirror, baby view mirror etc)
皇后区 Huáng hòu qū Queens, one of the five boroughs of New York City
皇后镇 Huáng hòu zhèn Queenstown, town in New Zealand
胡太后 hú tài hòu Empress
继皇后 jì huáng hòu Empress
九零后 jiǔ líng hòu 90s generation
前后文 qián hòu wén context / the surrounding words / same as 上下文
热滞后 rè zhì hòu thermal lag
天后站 Tiān hòu zhàn Tin Hau MTR station (Eastern District, Hong Kong Island)
突触后 tū chù hòu postsynaptic
腿后腱 tuǐ hòu jiàn hamstring muscle
仙后座 Xiān hòu zuò Cassiopeia (constellation)
萧皇后 xiāo huáng hòu Empress
须后水 xū hòu shuǐ aftershave
在此后 zài cǐ hòu after this / from then on
张皇后 zhāng huáng hòu Empress
售后服务 shòu hòu fú wù after-sales service
最后更新 zuì hòu gēng xīn latest update / most recent update
严重后果 yán zhòng hòu guǒ grave consequence / serious repercussion
争先恐后 zhēng xiān kǒng hòu striving to be first and fearing to be last (idiom) / outdoing one another
从今以后 cóng jīn yǐ hòu from now on / henceforward
茶余饭后 chá yú fàn hòu leisure time (over a cup of tea, after a meal etc)
雨后春笋 yǔ hòu chūn sǔn lit. after rain, the spring bamboo (idiom) / fig. rapid new growth / many new things emerge in rapid succession
慈禧太后 Cí xǐ tài hòu Empress Dowager Cixi or Ts'u Hsi (1835-1908), regent 1861-1908
前因后果 qián yīn hòu guǒ cause and effects (idiom) / entire process of development
空前绝后 kōng qián jué hòu unprecedented and never to be duplicated / the first and the last / unmatched / unique
最后通牒 zuì hòu tōng dié ultimatum
酒后驾车 jiǔ hòu jià chē driving under the influence
前仆后继 qián pū hòu jì one falls, the next follows (idiom) / stepping into the breach to replace fallen comrades / advancing wave upon wave
前赴后继 qián fù hòu jì to advance dauntlessly in wave upon wave (idiom)
劫后余生 jié hòu yú shēng (idiom) to be a survivor of a calamity
前仰后合 qián yǎng hòu hé to sway to and fro / to rock back and forth
承前启后 chéng qián qǐ hòu to follow the past and herald the future (idiom) / part of a historical transition / forming a bridge between earlier and later stages
瞻前顾后 zhān qián gù hòu to look forward and back / to consider prudently / overcautious
总后勤部 zǒng hòu qín bù (military) General Logistics Department
先斩后奏 xiān zhǎn hòu zòu first decapitate then present your trophy (idiom) / act first, report later
惩前毖后 chéng qián bì hòu lit. to punish those before to prevent those after (idiom) / to criticize former mistakes firmly to prevent them happening again
承先启后 chéng xiān qǐ hòu see 承前啟後|承前启后[cheng2 qian2 qi3 hou4]
置之脑后 zhì zhī nǎo hòu to banish from one's thoughts / to ignore / to take no notice
鞍前马后 ān qián mǎ hòu to follow everywhere / to always be there for sb at their beck and call
巴前算后 bā qián suàn hòu thinking and pondering (idiom) / to turn sth over in one's mind / to consider repeatedly
跋前踬后 bá qián zhì hòu to trip forwards or stumble back (idiom, from Book of Songs) / can't get anything right
不顾前后 bù gù qián hòu regardless of what's before or after (idiom) / rushing blindly into sth
放马后炮 fàng mǎ hòu pào to fire after the horse has bolted (idiom) / to act too late to be effective
光前裕后 guāng qián yù hòu to bring honor to one's ancestors and benefit future generations (idiom)
皇天后土 huáng tiān hòu tǔ heaven and earth (idiom)
前俯后仰 qián fǔ hòu yǎng to rock one's body backward and forward / to be convulsed (with laughter etc)
前倨后恭 qián jù hòu gōng to switch from arrogance to deference (idiom)
秋后算账 qiū hòu suàn zhàng lit. to settle accounts after autumn (idiom) / fig. to settle scores at an opportune time
死而后已 sǐ ér hòu yǐ until death puts an end (idiom) / one's whole life / unto one's dying day
思前想后 sī qián xiǎng hòu to consider past cause and future effect (idiom) / to think over the past and future / to ponder over reasons and connection
先来后到 xiān lái hòu dào in order of arrival / first come, first served
先礼后兵 xiān lǐ hòu bīng peaceful measures before using force (idiom) / diplomacy before violence / jaw-jaw is better than war-war
焚后处理  afterburning
空中后送  air evacuation / AIREVAC
弧后盆地  back-arc basin
事后分析  After Action Review
弧后裂谷  back-arc rift / back-arc spreading centre
术后疗法  aftercare / aftercare treatment
滞后效应  lag effect
最后技术  end-of-line technology / end-of-pipe technology
伤员后送  casualty evacuation
嵴柱后凸  kyphosis
冲突后股  Post-Conflict Reconstruction Unit / Post-Conflict Unit
灾后评估  post-disaster assessment
灾后援助  post-emergency assistance
事后从犯  accessory after the fact
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