"Rear" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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 hòu mian the back / the rear / the last bit / behind / near the end / at the back / later / afterwards
 hòu miàn rear / back / behind / later / afterwards / also pr. [hou4 mian5]
 sì yǎng to raise / to rear
 hòu fāng the rear / far behind the front line
 hòu tou behind / the back / the rear / later / afterwards / (in) the future
 hòu bian the back / the rear / the last bit / behind / near the end / at the back / later / afterwards
 yǎng yù to rear / to bring up / to nurture
 hòu back / behind / rear / afterwards / after / later / post-
 hòu duàn final part / rear / back end / final segment / the following section / last paragraph
 bǔ yǎng feed / rear
 sì to raise / to rear / to feed
 jū to incline (one's torso) / to bow / leather ball used in ancient times / (literary) to bring up / to rear / Taiwan pr. [ju2]
 huàn to rear / to raise (animals)
 fū yù to incubate / to rear (chicks)
 jī wěi the rear (tail) of a plane etc
 sì yù to rear (an animal)
 lā che dà (coll.) to bring up / to rear / to raise
 juàn yǎng to rear (an animal) in an enclosure
 bèi hòu behind / at the back / in the rear / behind sb's back
 qián hòu around / from beginning to end / all around / front and rear
 bèi yǐng rear view / figure seen from behind / view of the back (of a person or object)
 chāo xí to plagiarize / to copy / to attack the flank or rear of an enemy
 hòu wèi rear guard / backfield / fullback
 hòu yuàn rear court / back garden / backyard (also fig.)
 shào jiàng major general / rear admiral / air vice marshal
 hòu gù zhī yōu fears of trouble in the rear (idiom) / family worries (obstructing freedom of action) / worries about the future consequences / often in negative expressions, meaning "no worries about anything"
 hòu pái the back row (in a theater etc) / the rear seats (in a vehicle)
 wěi bù back part / rear section / tail section
 hòu lù escape route / retreat route / communication lines to the rear / alternative course of action / room for maneuver
 hòu lún rear wheel
 biāo chǐ surveyor's rod / staff / staff gauge / rear sight
 lún jù tread (the distance between the two front &ndash / or two rear &ndash / wheels of a vehicle)
 jìn shēn (of a house or room) distance from the entrance to the rear / depth
殿 diàn hòu to bring up the rear
 wěi yì empennage (of an aircraft) / fletching (of an arrow) / fins (of a missile, rocket etc) / rear spoiler (of a car)
 Cháng Jiāng hòu làng tuī qián làng lit. the rear waves of the Yangtze River drive on those before (idiom) / fig. the new is constantly replacing the old / each new generation excels the previous / (of things) to be constantly evolving
 yā zhèn to bring up the rear / to provide support / to hold the lines
 fù bèi shòu dí (idiom) to be attacked from the front and rear
 biǎo chǐ rear sight (of a gun)
 shà (bound form) tall building / mansion / (bound form) rear annex / lean-to / Taiwan pr. [xia4]
 yǎng hǔ shāng shēn Rear a tiger and court disaster. (idiom) / fig. if you're too lenient with sb, he will damage you later / to cherish a snake in one's bosom
 yǎng hǔ yí huàn Rear a tiger and court disaster. (idiom) / fig. if you're too lenient with sb, he will damage you later / to cherish a snake in one's bosom
 chāo hòu lù to outflank and attack from the rear
 dōu chāo to close in from the rear and flanks / to surround and attack / to mop up (remnant enemy troops)
 diào lóu house overhanging a river, supported at the rear by stilts / house built in a hilly area, supported by stilts
 Chá hā ěr yòu yì hòu qí Chahar Right Rear banner or Caxar Baruun Garyn Xoit khoshuu in Ulaanchab 烏蘭察布|乌兰察布[Wu1 lan2 cha2 bu4], Inner Mongolia
 wěi jī attack from the rear
 hòu xìn hào dēng car rear indicator
 hòu yǐng rear view / figure seen from behind / view of the back (of a person or object)
 Háng jǐn hòu qí Hanggin Rear banner or Xanggin Xoit khoshuu in Bayan Nur 巴彥淖爾|巴彦淖尔[Ba1 yan4 nao4 er3], Inner Mongolia
 Wū lā tè Urat plain in Bayan Nur 巴彥淖爾|巴彦淖尔[Ba1 yan4 nao4 er3], Inner Mongolia / also Urat Front, Center and Rear banners
 Wū lā tè hòu qí Urat Rear banner or Urdyn Xoit khoshuu in Bayan Nur 巴彥淖爾|巴彦淖尔[Ba1 yan4 nao4 er3], Inner Mongolia
 Kē ěr qìn zuǒ yì hòu Horqin Left Rear banner or Khorchin Züün Garyn Xoit khoshuu in Tongliao 通遼|通辽[Tong1 liao2], Inner Mongolia
 Kē ěr qìn zuǒ yì hòu qí Horqin Left Rear banner or Khorchin Züün Garyn Xoit khoshuu in Tongliao 通遼|通辽[Tong1 liao2], Inner Mongolia
  rear area
线 hòu fāng tòng xìn xiàn lù rear link
  rear projection
  rear projection
 guān hòu jìng mirror showing a view to one's rear (including rearview mirror, side-view mirror, baby view mirror etc)
 luǒ jiǎo (martial arts) rear naked choke
 dí hòu (military) the enemy's rear / behind enemy lines
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