Word: 後 (hòu)

後 is how 后 is written in traditional characters. These are the example sentences on the site that use it, written the same way.

Simplified: 后

What 後 means

hòu: back; behind; rear; afterwards; after; later; post-

Full dictionary entry for 後

Example sentences using 後

30 sentences, showing page 1 of 1.

一個小時後，她返回了。

Yí gè xiǎoshí hòu, tā fǎnhuíle.

She came back an hour later.
三年後戰爭開始了。

Sān nián hòu zhànzhēng kāishǐle.

The war began three years later.
五年後，戰爭開始了。

Wǔ nián hòu, zhànzhēng kāishǐle.

War began five years later.
他三個小時後回家了。

Tā sān gè xiǎoshí hòu huíjiā le.

He came home three hours later.
他們相信死後的生命。

Tāmen xiāngxìn sǐ hòu de shēngmìng.

They believe in a life after death.
他十分鐘後會回來。

Tā shí fēnzhōng hòu huì huílai.

He will be back in ten minutes.
他把它藏在了門後。

Tā bǎ tā cáng zài le mén hòu.

He hid it behind the door.
他死後已經過了十年的時間了。

Tā sǐ hòu yǐjīng guò le shínián de shíjiān le.

Ten years have gone by since his death.
他畢業後回到了農村。

Tā bìyè hòu huídàole nóngcūn.

He went back to the village after he graduated.
他站在門後。

Tā zhàn zài mén hòu.

He was standing behind the door.
他藏到了門後。

Tā cáng dàole mén hòu.

He hid himself behind the door.
你躲在樹後。

Nǐ duǒ zài shù hòu.

You hid behind the tree.
幾分鐘後，電話響了。

Jǐ fēnzhōng hòu, diànhuà xiǎng le.

A few minutes later the telephone rang.
幾分鐘後見。

Jǐ fēnzhōng hòu jiàn.

See you in a couple of minutes.
十年後，我們的城市將改變許多。

Shínián hòu, wǒmen de chéngshì jiāng gǎibiàn xǔduō.

In ten years our town will change a lot.
在門後等著。

Zài mén hòu děng zhe.

Wait behind the door.
天暗後他們到了酒店。

Tiān àn hòu tāmen dàole jiǔdiàn.

They got to the hotel after dark.
她一個小時後回來。

Tā yí gè xiǎoshí hòu huílai.

She's coming back in an hour.
居民走後，房子就空了。

Jūmín zǒu hòu, fángzi jiù kōng le.

After the residents leave, the house is empty.
廢水從工廠淨化後加以利用。

Fèishuǐ cóng gōngchǎng jìnghuà hòu jiāyǐ lìyòng.

Waste water is used after being purified by the treatment plant.
當她回來的時後，我就離開。

Dāng tā huílai de shí hòu, wǒ jiù líkāi.

I'll leave when she comes back.
我們三小時後見吧。

Wǒmen sān xiǎoshí hòu jiàn ba.

We'll meet in three hours.
我們工作完後就回家了。

Wǒmen gōngzuò wán hòu jiù huíjiā le.

The work over, we went home.
我們見面時間安排在一星期後。

Wǒmen jiànmiàn shíjiān ānpái zài yì xīngqī hòu.

Let's arrange to meet in one week's time.
我的牙在幾個小時後又痛起來了。

Wǒ de yá zài jǐ ge xiǎoshí hòu yòu tòng qǐlaile.

My toothache returned in a few hours.
我10分鐘後回來。

Wǒ shí fēnzhōng hòu huílai.

I'll be back in ten minutes.
報紙看完後借我看下。

Bàozhǐ kàn wán hòu jiè wǒ kàn xià.

Let me read the paper when you have finished with it.
有人站在牆後。

Yǒurén zhàn zài qiáng hòu.

Someone is standing behind the wall.
那，我們五點後去買衣服，好嗎？

Nà, wǒmen wǔ diǎn hòu qù mǎi yīfu, hǎo ma?

Then, we will go clothes shopping after five o'clock, alright?
雨後氣溫下降了。

Yǔ hòu qìwēn xiàjiàngle.

There was a drop in temperature after the rain.