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Meanings
empress
queen
(archaic) monarch
ruler
back
behind
rear
afterwards
after
later
post-
surname Hou
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Words with 后 615 total
afterwards · then次后cì hòubehind · at the back · in the rear · behind sb's back背后bèi hòuhereafter · henceforth · in the future · from now on今后jīn hòupostnatal产后chǎn hòuhenceforth · thereafter · subsequently尔后ěr hòuempress · imperial consort皇后huáng hòuto fall behind · to lag (in technology etc) · backward · to retrogress落后luò hòuthen; after that; afterwards然后rán hòuto deal with the aftermath (arising from an accident) · funeral arrangements · reparations善后shàn hòuafter the event · in hindsight · in retrospect事后shì hòuto provide an heir; to ensure the continuation of a family line留后liú hòusometime · someday (in the future)日后rì hòu(historical) form of address used by an emperor or imperial children for their mother (the empress or the empress dowager) · (historical) the empress dowager (as a title or form of reference)母后mǔ hòufinally末后mò hòuthe back of the head · (fig.) the back of one's mind脑后nǎo hòufrom then on · after · afterwards · thereafter嗣后sì hòuto stand back · to go back (in time) · to yield · to make concessions退后tuì hòuaround · from beginning to end · all around · front and rear前后qián hòuearly or late; first and last; priority · in succession; one after another先后xiān hòu
Idioms with 后 171 total Chain
to follow everywhere · to always be there for sb at their beck and call鞍前马后ān qián mǎ hòuthinking and pondering (idiom); to turn sth over in one's mind · to consider repeatedly巴前算后bā qián suàn hòu(idiom) (euphemism) after (sb's) death百年之后bǎi nián zhī hòu(idiom) not want to be outdone · not content to lag behind不甘后人bù gān hòu rén
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