hòu
back
behind
rear
afterwards
after
later
zhī hòu
afterwards
following
later
after
zuì hòu
final
last
finally
ultimate
yǐ hòu
after
later
afterwards
following
later on
in the future
rán hòu
after
then (afterwards)
after that
afterwards
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)
bèi hòu
behind
at the back
in the rear
behind sb's back
hòu mian
rear
back
behind
later
afterwards
xiān hòu
early or late
priority
in succession
one after another
qián hòu
around
from beginning to end
all around
front and rear
jīn hòu
hereafter
henceforth
in the future
from now on
shàn hòu
to deal with the aftermath (arising from an accident)
funeral arrangements
reparations
hòu jìn
less advanced
underdeveloped
lagging behind
the younger generation
the less experienced ones
hòu yí zhèng
(medicine) sequelae
residual effects
(fig.) repercussions
aftermath
hòu tái
backstage
the area behind a theatrical stage
backstage supporter
hòu fāng
the rear
far behind the front line
yǔ hòu chūn sǔn
lit. after rain, the spring bamboo (idiom); fig. rapid new growth
many new things emerge in rapid succession
cǐ hòu
after this
afterwards
hereafter
bó shì hòu
postdoc
a postdoctoral position
zāi hòu
after a catastrophe
post-traumatic
hòu nǎo
hindbrain
back of the head
luò hòu
to fall behind
to lag (in technology etc)
backward
to retrogress
shì hòu
after the event
in hindsight
in retrospect
hòu dài
posterity
later periods
later ages
later generations
zhēng xiān kǒng hòu
striving to be first and fearing to be last (idiom); outdoing one another
hòu tou
behind
in the back
the rear side
later
in future
hòu tuì
to recoil
to draw back
to fall back
to retreat
hòu xù
follow-up
(dialect) to remarry
hòu shēng
young generation
youth
young man
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"
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