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后
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后
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后
Pinyin
hòu
Definition
empress; queen; (archaic) monarch; ruler
你真像一位后
Nǐ zhēn xiàng yí wèi hòu
You really resemble an empress
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后
𠂋
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口
𠂋
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口
Part
kǒu
mouth
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后
hòu
back; behind; rear; afterwards; after; later; post-
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最后
zuì hòu
final; last; ultimate; finally; in the end
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然后
rán hòu
then; after that; afterwards
HSK2
以后
yǐ hòu
after; later; afterwards; following; later on; in the future
HSK2
后来
hòu lái
afterwards; later; newly arrived
HSK2
后面
hòu miàn
the back; the rear; the last bit; behind; near the end; at the back; later; afterwards
HSK3
背后
bèi hòu
behind; at the back; in the rear; behind sb's back
HSK3
后果
hòu guǒ
consequences; aftermath
HSK3
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