xià
down
downwards
below
lower
later
next (week etc)
second (of two parts)
to decline
to go down
to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc)
measure word to show the frequency of an action
hòu
back
behind
rear
afterwards
after
later
zhī hòu
afterwards
following
later
after
hòu mian
rear
back
behind
later
afterwards
yǐ hòu
after
later
afterwards
following
later on
in the future
wǎn qī
later period
end stage
terminal
hòu dài
posterity
later periods
later ages
later generations
cái
a moment ago
just now
(indicating sth happening later than expected)
(preceded by a clause of condition or reason) not until
(followed by a numerical clause) only
Zhào
surname Zhao
one of the seven states during the Warring States Period (476-220 BC)
the Former Zhao 前趙 (304-329) and Later Zhao 後趙 (319-350), states of the Sixteen Kingdoms
nèi dìng
to select sb for a position without announcing the decision until later
to decide behind closed doors
all cut and dried
Yān
Yan, a vassal state of Zhou in modern Hebei and Liaoning
north Hebei
the four Yan kingdoms of the Sixteen Kingdoms, namely: Former Yan 前燕 (337-370), Later Yan 後燕|后燕 (384-409), Southern Yan 南燕 (398-410), Northern Yan 北燕 (409-436)
surname Yan
guò shí
old-fashioned
out of date
to be later than the time stipulated or agreed upon
Dào Jiā
Daoist School of Thought of the Warring States Period (475-221 BC), based on the religion of Laozi or Lao-tze 老子[Lǎo zǐ] (c. 500 BC-) and later promulgated by Zhuangzi 庄子 (369-286 BC)
lán běn
blueprint
source material on which later works (books, movies etc) are based
Dōng hàn
Eastern or later Han dynasty, 25-220
Jìn
surname Jin
the Jin Dynasties (265-420)
Western Jin 西晉|西晋[Xi1 Jin4] (265-316), Eastern Jin 東晉|东晋[Dong1 Jin4] (317-420) and Later Jin Dynasty (936-946)
short name for Shanxi province 山西[Shan1 xi1]
zǎo wǎn
morning and evening
sooner or later
zài shuō
to say again
to put off a discussion until later
moreover
what's more
besides
jì wǎng kāi lái
to follow the past and herald the future (idiom); part of a historical transition
forming a bridge between earlier and later stages
hòu tou
behind
in the back
the rear side
later
in future
diàn fù
to advance funds to sb for later repayment
zài jiàn
goodbye
see you again later
huí tóu
to turn round
to turn one's head
later
by and by
liú dài
to leave sth for later
to postpone (work, a decision etc)
Liú Bèi
Liu Bei (161-223), warlord at the end of the Han dynasty and founder of the Han kingdom of Shu 蜀漢|蜀汉 (c. 200-263), later the Shu Han dynasty
Cáo Cāo
Cao Cao (155-220), famous statesman and general at the end of Han, noted poet and calligrapher, later warlord, founder and first king of Cao Wei 曹魏, father of Emperor Cao Pi 曹丕
the main villain of novel the Romance of Three Kingdoms 三國演義|三国演义
wǔ dài
Five dynasties (in different contexts, from mythology through to Han and the interregnum between Han and Tang)
the five dynasties forming the interregnum between Tang and Song (936-947), namely: Later Liang 后梁, Later Tang 后唐, Later Jin 后晋, Later Han 后汉, Later Zhou 后周
wàn
swastika, a sacred and auspicious symbol in Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism, later adopted by Nazi Germany
Hòu Hàn
Later Han or Eastern Han dynasty (25-220)
Later Han of the Five Dynasties (947-950)
shāo hòu
in a little while
in a moment
later on
Zhū Jùn
Zhu Jun (-195), politician and general at the end of later Han
děng yī xià
to wait a moment
later
in awhile
Hàn Shū
History of the Former Han Dynasty, second of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史 [Èr shí xì Shǐ], composed by Ban Gu 班固[Bān Gù] in 82 during Eastern Han (later Han), 100 scrolls
Fǎ Jiā
Legalist School of Thought of the Warring States Period (475-221 BC) founded by Han Fei 韓非|韩非[Hán Fēi] and Li Si 李斯[Lǐ Sī], later adopted by Shang Yang 商鞅[Shāng Yāng] whose reforms helped establish the supremacy of the Qin Dynasty 秦代[Qīn qài] (221-207 BC)
Gāo Yún
Gao Yun (died 409) emperor of Northern or Later Yan dynasty
Hòu Zhōu
Later Zhou of the Five Dynasties (951-960), centered on Shandong and Hebei, with capital at Kaifeng 开封
Hòu Jīn
Later Jin dynasty (from 1616-)
Manchu Khanate or kingdom that took over as Qing dynasty in 1644
hòu huà
something to be taken up later in speech or writing
huáng jīn
refers to the Yellow Turbans peasant uprising at the end of later Han (from 184)
bā qí
Eight Banners, military organization of Manchu later Jin dynasty 後金|后金[Hou4 Jin1] from c. 1600, subsequently of the Qing dynasty
Táng shū
same as 舊唐書|旧唐书[Jiu4 Tang2 shu1], History of the Early Tang Dynasty, sixteenth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3], compiled under Liu Xu 劉昫|刘昫[Liu2 Xu4] in 945 during Later Jin 後晉|后晋[Hou4 Jin4] of the Five Dynasties, 200 scrolls
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