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后面

後面

hòu miàn

HSK 6

rear, back, behind, later, afterwards

noun

adverb

Example Sentences

请把椅子放在桌子的后面。

qǐng bǎ yǐzǐ fàngzài zhuōzǐ de hòumiàn 。

Please put the chair behind the table.

我们下午后面还有一个会议。

wǒmen xiàwǔ hòumiàn huányǒu yígè huìyì 。

We have another meeting later in the afternoon.

老虎在森林的后面。

lǎohǔ zài sēnlín de hòumiàn 。

The tiger is behind the forest.

Individual Characters

Words with similar meanings

背后 is more commonly used in a figurative sense, like behind someone's back.

后边hòubiān

后边 is a more colloquial way to say 'behind' in everyday conversation.

Words Starting With 后

后悔hòu huǐ

to regret; to repent

后来hòu lái

afterwards; later

后果hòu guǒ

consequences; aftermath

后代hòu dài

posterity; later periods; later ages; later generations

后勤hòu qín

Words Ending With 面

前面qián miàn

ahead; in front; preceding; above

见面jiàn miàn

to meet; to see sb

对面duì miàn

方面fāng miàn

respect; aspect; field; side

全面quán miàn

all-around; comprehensive; total; overall

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Individual Characters

back, behind, after, later

face, surface, outside, side

Same Characters, Different Readings

后面hòu mian

the back, the rear, the last bit

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Directions & Location

Above, below, left, right, inside, outside, near, far, north, south, etc.