Word information
Simplified后辈
Traditional後輩
Pinyinhòu bèi
Part of speechDictionary
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HSK 2.0Not listed
Character breakdown
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How to learn 后辈
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后hòu
back; behind; rear; afterwards; after; later; post-; empress; queen; (archaic) monarch; ruler; surname Hou
后面hòumiànthe back; the rear; the last bit; behind; near the end; at the back; later; afterwards
后来hòuláiafterwards; later; newly arrived
后年hòuniánthe year after next
后天hòutiānthe 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
然后ránhòuthen; after that; afterwards