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安德海 安德海 [An1 De2 hai3] /An Dehai (-1869), the Qing equivalent of Rasputin, all-powerful court eunuch with the dowager empress Cixi 慈禧太后[Ci2 xi3 tai4 hou4], executed in 1869 by her rival Empress Mother Empress Dowager Ci'an 慈安皇太后/ 4274 1
鞍前馬後 鞍前马后 [an1 qian2 ma3 hou4] /to follow everywhere/to always be there for sb at their beck and call/ 5506 1
按時間先後 按时间先后 [an4 shi2 jian1 xian1 hou4] /chronological/ 6263 1
媼神 媪神 [[Ao3shen2]] /(archaic) Earth Deity (name used in the Han dynasty, but later largely superseded by 后土[Hou4tu3])/ 330 2
八旗 八旗 [Ba1 qi2] /Eight Banners, military organization of Manchu later Jin dynasty 後金|后金[Hou4 Jin1] from c. 1600, subsequently of the Qing dynasty/ 3704 1
巴前算後 巴前算后 [ba1 qian2 suan4 hou4] /thinking and pondering (idiom); to turn sth over in one's mind/to consider repeatedly/ 6332 1
跋前躓後 跋前踬后 [[ba2qian2-zhi4hou4]] /see 跋胡疐尾[ba2hu2-zhi4wei3]/ 653 2
跋前疐後 跋前疐后 [[ba2qian2-zhi4hou4]] /see 跋胡疐尾[ba2hu2-zhi4wei3]/ 653 2
百年之後 百年之后 [[bai3nian2 zhi1 hou4]] /(idiom) (euphemism) after (sb's) death/ 146 2
扮裝皇后 扮装皇后 [ban4 zhuang1 huang2 hou4] /drag queen; female impersonator/ 1291 1
背後 背后 [bei4 hou4] /behind/at the back/in the rear/behind sb's back/ 6993 1
彼得後書 彼得后书 [Bi3 de2 Hou4 shu1] /Second Epistle of Peter (in New Testament)/ 4675 1
變裝皇后 变装皇后 [[bian4zhuang1 huang2hou4]] /drag queen/ 820 2
冰雪皇后 冰雪皇后 [Bing1 xue3 Huang2 hou4] /Dairy Queen (brand)/ 4826 1
博後 博后 [[bo2hou4]] /postdoc; postdoctoral fellow/ 756 2
博士後 博士后 [[bo2shi4hou4]] /postdoc; postdoctoral fellow/ 756 2
不甘後人 不甘后人 [bu4 gan1 hou4 ren2] /(idiom) not want to be outdone/not content to lag behind/ 2316 1
不甘人後 不甘人后 [bu4 gan1 ren2 hou4] /(idiom) not want to be outdone/not content to lag behind/ 2316 1
不顧前後 不顾前后 [bu4 gu4 qian2 hou4] /regardless of what's before or after (idiom); rushing blindly into sth/ 6332 1
步人後塵 步人后尘 [bu4 ren2 hou4 chen2] /to follow in other people's footsteps/ 6062 1
不孝有三,無後為大 不孝有三,无后为大 [[bu4xiao4 you3 san1, wu2hou4 wei2 da4]] /there are three ways to be unfilial; having no sons is the worst (from Mencius 孟子[Meng4zi3])/ 510 2
餐後酒 餐后酒 [can1 hou4 jiu3] /digestif/ 2631 1
察哈爾右翼後旗 察哈尔右翼后旗 [Cha2 ha1 er3 you4 yi4 hou4 qi2] /Chahar Right Rear banner or Caxar Baruun Garyn Xoit khoshuu in Ulaanchab 烏蘭察布|乌兰察布[Wu1 lan2 cha2 bu4], Inner Mongolia/ 6031 1
茶餘飯飽 茶余饭饱 [cha2 yu2 fan4 bao3] /see 茶餘飯後|茶余饭后[cha2 yu2 fan4 hou4]/ 4894 1
茶餘飯後 茶余饭后 [cha2 yu2 fan4 hou4] /leisure time (over a cup of tea, after a meal etc)/ 4894 1
茶餘酒後 茶余酒后 [cha2 yu2 jiu3 hou4] /see 茶餘飯後|茶余饭后[cha2 yu2 fan4 hou4]/ 4894 1
產後 产后 [chan3 hou4] /postnatal/ 6595 1
產後抑鬱 产后抑郁 [[chan3hou4 yi4yu4]] /postpartum depression/ 341 2
產後抑鬱症 产后抑郁症 [[chan3hou4 yi4yu4zheng4]] /postpartum depression/ 341 2
長江後浪催前浪 长江后浪催前浪 [Chang2 Jiang1 hou4 lang4 cui1 qian2 lang4] /see 長江後浪推前浪|长江后浪推前浪[Chang2 Jiang1 hou4 lang4 tui1 qian2 lang4]/ 4525 1
長江後浪推前浪 长江后浪推前浪 [Chang2 Jiang1 hou4 lang4 tui1 qian2 lang4] /lit. the rear waves of the Yangtze River drive on those before (idiom)/fig. the new is constantly replacing the old/each new generation excels the previous/(of things) to be constantly evolving/ 4525 1
抄後路 抄后路 [chao1 hou4 lu4] /to outflank and attack from the rear/ 7100 1
朝後 朝后 [chao2 hou4] /backwards/facing back/ 6856 1
車後箱 车后箱 [che1 hou4 xiang1] /car boot, trunk/ 6300 1
扯後腿 扯后腿 [che3 hou4 tui3] /to be a drag or hindrance on sb/ 6049 1
陳忱 陈忱 [Chen2 Chen2] /Chen Chen (1613-1670), novelist and poet at the Ming-Qing transition, author of Water Margin sequel 水滸後傳|水浒后传/ 6596 1
懲前毖後 惩前毖后 [cheng2 qian2 bi4 hou4] /lit. to punish those before to prevent those after (idiom); to criticize former mistakes firmly to prevent them happening again/ 6332 1
承前啟後 承前启后 [cheng2 qian2 qi3 hou4] /to follow the past and herald the future (idiom); part of a historical transition/forming a bridge between earlier and later stages/ 6070 1
承先啟後 承先启后 [cheng2 xian1 qi3 hou4] /see 承前啟後|承前启后[cheng2 qian2 qi3 hou4]/ 5171 1
吃後悔藥 吃后悔药 [chi1 hou4 hui3 yao4] /(fig.) to regret (doing sth)/ 4769 1
創傷後壓力症候群 创伤后压力症候群 [[chuang1shang1hou4 ya1li4 zheng4hou4qun2]] /(Tw) post-traumatic stress disorder; PTSD/ 515 2
創傷後應激障礙 创伤后应激障碍 [[chuang1shang1hou4 ying4ji1 zhang4ai4]] /post-traumatic stress disorder; PTSD/ 515 2
慈安太后 慈安太后 [Ci2 an1 tai4 hou4] /Empress Dowager Ci'an (1837-1881) of Qing/ 2168 1
慈禧太后 慈禧太后 [Ci2 xi3 tai4 hou4] /Empress Dowager Cixi or Ts'u Hsi (1835-1908), regent 1861-1908/ 4274 1
此後 此后 [ci3 hou4] /after this/afterwards/hereafter/ 7100 1
次後 次后 [ci4 hou4] /afterwards/then/ 4163 1
從此往後 从此往后 [cong2 ci3 wang3 hou4] /from here on/ 6554 1
從今以後 从今以后 [cong2 jin1 yi3 hou4] /from now on/henceforward/ 1933 1
[[da3]] /a semantically light, transitive verb that is combined with various grammatical objects to form compound verbs and verb-object phrases with a diverse range of meanings (e.g. 打傘|打伞[da3san3] "to hold an umbrella", 打電話|打电话[da3 dian4hua4] "to make a phone call", 打針|打针[da3zhen1] "to get an injection", 打手套[da3 shou3tao4] "to knit gloves", 打氣|打气[da3qi4] "to inflate")/to hit; to strike/to fight/(coll.) from; since (as in 打那以後|打那以后[da3 na4 yi3hou4] "since then")/ 451 2
大後年 大后年 [da4 hou4 nian2] /three years from now/year after year after next year/ 6564 1
大難不死,必有後福 大难不死,必有后福 [da4 nan4 bu4 si3 , bi4 you3 hou4 fu2] /one is bound for good fortune after surviving a great disaster (proverb)/ 4565 1
大後天 大后天 [[da4hou4tian1]] /three days from now/ 392 2
刀不磨要生鏽,人不學要落後 刀不磨要生锈,人不学要落后 [[dao1 bu4 mo2 yao4 sheng1xiu4, ren2 bu4 xue2 yao4 luo4hou4]] /(proverb) a blade will get rusty if it is not sharpened; a man will fall behind if he doesn't study/ 471 2
敵後 敌后 [di2 hou4] /(military) the enemy's rear/behind enemy lines/ 1701 1
帝后 帝后 [di4 hou4] /empress/imperial consort/ 7051 1
殿後 殿后 [dian4 hou4] /to bring up the rear/ 4038 1
讀後感 读后感 [du2 hou4 gan3] /impression of a book/opinion expressed in a book review/ 6512 1
而後 而后 [er2 hou4] /after that/then/ 7100 1
爾後 尔后 [er3 hou4] /henceforth/thereafter/subsequently/ 5366 1
飯後百步走,活到九十九 饭后百步走,活到九十九 [fan4 hou4 bai3 bu4 zou3 , huo2 dao4 jiu3 shi2 jiu3] /walk a hundred steps after each meal and you will live a long life (proverb)/ 5237 1
飯後服用 饭后服用 [fan4 hou4 fu2 yong4] /post cibum (pharm.)/to take (medicine) after a meal/ 4233 1
飯後一支煙,賽過活神仙 饭后一支烟,赛过活神仙 [fan4 hou4 yi1 zhi1 yan1 , sai4 guo4 huo2 shen2 xian1] /have a smoke after each meal and you will surpass the immortals (proverb)/ 5237 1
范曄 范晔 [Fan4 Ye4] /historian from Song of the Southern Dynasties 南朝宋, author of History of Eastern Han 後漢書|后汉书/ 6289 1
放馬後炮 放马后炮 [fang4 ma3 hou4 pao4] /to fire after the horse has bolted (idiom); to act too late to be effective/ 4807 1
蜂后 蜂后 [feng1 hou4] /queen bee/ 6541 1
佛爺 佛爷 [Fo2 ye5] /Buddha (term of respect for Sakyamuni 釋迦牟尼|释迦牟尼[Shi4 jia1 mou2 ni2])/His Holiness (refers to a Buddhist grandee)/Buddha/God/emperor/in late Qing court, refers exclusively to Empress Dowager Cixi 慈禧太后[Ci2 xi3 tai4 hou4]/ 4274 1
趕前不趕後 赶前不赶后 [[gan3 qian2 bu4 gan3 hou4]] /(saying) better to act early than rush later/ 105 2
哥林多後書 哥林多后书 [Ge1 lin2 duo1 Hou4 shu1] /Second Epistle of St Paul to the Corinthians/ 1477 1
歌后 歌后 [[ge1hou4]] /diva; famous or accomplished female singer/ 561 2
觀後感 观后感 [guan1 hou4 gan3] /impression or feeling after visiting or watching (movies, museums etc)/ 6066 1
觀後鏡 观后镜 [guan1 hou4 jing4] /mirror showing a view to one's rear (including rearview mirror, side-view mirror, baby view mirror etc)/ 2784 1
光前裕後 光前裕后 [guang1 qian2 yu4 hou4] /to bring honor to one's ancestors and benefit future generations (idiom)/ 6332 1
過後 过后 [guo4 hou4] /after the event/ 5652 1
杭錦後旗 杭锦后旗 [Hang2 jin3 hou4 qi2] /Hanggin Rear banner or Xanggin Xoit khoshuu in Bayan Nur 巴彥淖爾|巴彦淖尔[Ba1 yan4 nao4 er3], Inner Mongolia/ 6031 1
好戲還在後頭 好戏还在后头 [hao3 xi4 hai2 zai4 hou4 tou5] /the best part of the show is yet to come/(with ironic tone) the worst is yet to come/you ain't seen nothin' yet/ 4230 1
核燃料後處理 核燃料后处理 [he2 ran2 liao4 hou4 chu3 li3] /nuclear fuel reprocessing/ 5728 1
[hou4] /back/behind/rear/afterwards/after/later/post-/ 2883 1
[hou4] /empress/queen/(archaic) monarch/ruler/ 2377 1
[[Hou4]] /surname Hou/ 930 2
後半 后半 [hou4 ban4] /latter half/ 6749 1
後半場 后半场 [hou4 ban4 chang3] /second half (of sporting competition)/ 6581 1
後半生 后半生 [hou4 ban4 sheng1] /latter half of one's life/ 2601 1
後半葉 后半叶 [hou4 ban4 ye4] /latter half (of a decade, century etc)/ 6771 1
後輩 后辈 [hou4 bei4] /younger generation/ 7100 1
後背 后背 [hou4 bei4] /the back (human anatomy)/the back part of sth/ 4644 1
後備軍 后备军 [hou4 bei4 jun1] /rearguard/ 6884 1
後備箱 后备箱 [hou4 bei4 xiang1] /trunk/boot (of a car)/ 5205 1
後鼻音 后鼻音 [hou4 bi2 yin1] /velar nasal/consonant ng or ŋ produced in the nose with the back of the tongue against the soft palate/ 6593 1
後壁 后壁 [Hou4 bi4] /Houbi, a district in Tainan 台南|台南[Tai2 nan2], Taiwan/ 1696 1
後邊兒 后边儿 [hou4 bian5 r5] /erhua variant of 後邊|后边[hou4 bian5]/ 6187 1
後部 后部 [hou4 bu4] /back section/ 7100 1
後車架 后车架 [hou4 che1 jia4] /luggage carrier (bicycle)/ 3893 1
後車之鑒 后车之鉴 [hou4 che1 zhi1 jian4] /lit. warning to the following cart (idiom); don't follow the track of an overturned cart/fig. draw lesson from the failure of one's predecessor/learn from past mistake/once bitten twice shy/ 6332 1
後車軸 后车轴 [hou4 che1 zhou2] /back axle (of car)/ 6842 1
後撤 后撤 [hou4 che4] /to pull back (an army)/to retreat/ 7100 1
後塵 后尘 [hou4 chen2] /lit. trailing dust/fig. sb's footsteps/course in life/ 5666 1
後翅 后翅 [hou4 chi4] /back wing (of insect)/ 6764 1
後擋板 后挡板 [hou4 dang3 ban3] /backboard/ 6507 1
後燈 后灯 [hou4 deng1] /taillight/ 6039 1
後調 后调 [hou4 diao4] /(perfumery) base note/ 1680 1
後端 后端 [hou4 duan1] /backend (computing)/ 3387 1
後段 后段 [hou4 duan4] /final part/rear/back end/final segment/the following section/last paragraph/ 6580 1
后髮座 后发座 [Hou4 fa4 zuo4] /Coma Berenices (constellation)/ 4660 1
後翻筋斗 后翻筋斗 [hou4 fan1 jin1 dou3] /backward somersault/ 4904 1
後方 后方 [hou4 fang1] /the rear/far behind the front line/ 6946 1
后妃 后妃 [hou4 fei1] /imperial wives and concubines/ 6568 1
後付 后付 [hou4 fu4] /payment made afterwards/postpaid/ 6280 1
後父 后父 [hou4 fu4] /stepfather/ 5407 1
後附 后附 [hou4 fu4] /attachment/appendix/addendum/ 6027 1
後蓋 后盖 [hou4 gai4] /back cover/shell (of crab etc)/ 6066 1
後感 后感 [hou4 gan3] /afterthought/reflection after an event/a review (of a movie etc)/ 6059 1
後感覺 后感觉 [hou4 gan3 jue2] /after-sensation/after-impression/ 6139 1
後宮 后宫 [hou4 gong1] /harem/chambers of imperial concubines/ 6219 1
後鉤兒 后钩儿 [hou4 gou1 r5] /erhua variant of 後鉤|后钩[hou4 gou1]/ 5721 1
後顧之憂 后顾之忧 [hou4 gu4 zhi1 you1] /fears of trouble in the rear (idiom); family worries (obstructing freedom of action)/worries about the future consequences/often in negative expressions, meaning "no worries about anything"/ 6351 1
後海 后海 [Hou4 hai3] /Houhai, a lake and the area surrounding it in central Beijing/ 2491 1
後漢 后汉 [Hou4 Han4] /Later Han or Eastern Han dynasty (25-220)/Later Han of the Five Dynasties (947-950)/ 6589 1
後漢書 后汉书 [Hou4 Han4 shu1] /History of Eastern Han (later Han), third of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3], composed by Fan Ye 范曄|范晔[Fan4 Ye4] in 445 during Song of the Southern Dynasties 南朝宋[Nan2 chao2 Song4], 120 scrolls/ 2506 1
後話 后话 [hou4 hua4] /something to be taken up later in speech or writing/ 7100 1
後悔不迭 后悔不迭 [hou4 hui3 bu4 die2] /too late for regrets/ 3800 1
後悔莫及 后悔莫及 [hou4 hui3 mo4 ji2] /too late for regrets (idiom); It is useless to repent after the event./ 6308 1
後會有期 后会有期 [hou4 hui4 you3 qi1] /I'm sure we'll meet again some day. (idiom)/Hope to see you again./ 5928 1
後記 后记 [hou4 ji4] /epilogue/afterword/ 4903 1
後繼乏人 后继乏人 [hou4 ji4 fa2 ren2] /see 後繼無人|后继无人[hou4 ji4 wu2 ren2]/ 5280 1
後繼無人 后继无人 [hou4 ji4 wu2 ren2] /to have no qualified successors to carry on one's undertaking/ 5280 1
後加 后加 [hou4 jia1] /postposition (grammar)/ 6302 1
後甲板 后甲板 [hou4 jia3 ban3] /afterdeck/ 6477 1
後見之明 后见之明 [hou4 jian4 zhi1 ming2] /hindsight/ 5397 1
後腳 后脚 [hou4 jiao3] /(one moment ...,) the next .../trailing foot (in walking)/ 3500 1
後金 后金 [Hou4 Jin1] /Later Jin dynasty (from 1616-)/Manchu Khanate or kingdom that took over as Qing dynasty in 1644/ 6681 1
後晉 后晋 [Hou4 Jin4] /Later Jin of the Five Dynasties (936-946)/ 6888 1
後進 后进 [hou4 jin4] /less advanced/underdeveloped/lagging behind/the younger generation/the less experienced ones/ 4727 1
後勁 后劲 [hou4 jin4] /energy to continue after the initial phase of an activity/delayed effect/ 1765 1
後進先出 后进先出 [hou4 jin4 xian1 chu1] /to come late and leave first/last in, first out (LIFO)/ 6583 1
後頸 后颈 [hou4 jing3] /nape/ 5209 1
後空翻 后空翻 [hou4 kong1 fan1] /backward somersault/backflip/ 5872 1
後涼 后凉 [Hou4 Liang2] /Later Liang of the Sixteen Kingdoms (386-403)/ 5763 1
後梁 后梁 [Hou4 Liang2] /Later Liang of the Five Dynasties (907-923)/ 6888 1
後路 后路 [hou4 lu4] /escape route/retreat route/communication lines to the rear/alternative course of action/room for maneuver/ 6146 1
後輪 后轮 [hou4 lun2] /rear wheel/ 6568 1
後母 后母 [hou4 mu3] /stepmother/ 7100 1
後腦 后脑 [hou4 nao3] /hindbrain/back of the head/ 6183 1
後腦勺 后脑勺 [hou4 nao3 shao2] /back of the head/ 6183 1
後年 后年 [hou4 nian2] /the year after next/ 7100 1
後娘 后娘 [hou4 niang2] /stepmother (coll.)/ 4980 1
後怕 后怕 [hou4 pa4] /lingering fear/fear after the event/post-traumatic stress/ 6963 1
後期 后期 [hou4 qi1] /late stage/later period/ 7100 1
後秦 后秦 [Hou4 Qin2] /Later Qin of the Sixteen Kingdoms (384-417)/ 6890 1
後勤 后勤 [hou4 qin2] /logistics/ 7100 1
後勤學 后勤学 [hou4 qin2 xue2] /military logistics/ 7032 1
後兒 后儿 [hou4 r5] /the day after tomorrow/ 6134 1
後人 后人 [hou4 ren2] /later generation/ 6946 1
後日 后日 [hou4 ri4] /the day after tomorrow/from hence/from now/from now on/henceforth/ 6375 1
後梢 后梢 [hou4 shao1] /stern (of a boat)/ 2369 1
後設 后设 [hou4 she4] /meta- (prefix) (Tw)/ 3349 1
後設認知 后设认知 [hou4 she4 ren4 zhi1] /metacognition (Tw)/ 3349 1
後設資料 后设资料 [hou4 she4 zi1 liao4] /metadata (Tw)/ 3353 1
後生 后生 [hou4 sheng1] /young generation/youth/young man/ 6073 1
後生動物 后生动物 [hou4 sheng1 dong4 wu4] /metazoa/the animal kingdom/ 6306 1
後生可畏 后生可畏 [hou4 sheng1 ke3 wei4] /the young will be redoubtable in the years to come (idiom)/the younger generations will surpass us in time/ 3810 1
後事 后事 [hou4 shi4] /future events/and what happened next... (in fiction)/funeral arrangements/ 6527 1
後世 后世 [hou4 shi4] /later generations/ 7049 1
後視鏡 后视镜 [hou4 shi4 jing4] /rearview mirror/ 6205 1
後嗣 后嗣 [hou4 si4] /heir/descendant/posterity/ 5773 1
後送 后送 [hou4 song4] /evacuation (military)/ 6161 1
後送醫院 后送医院 [hou4 song4 yi1 yuan4] /evacuation hospital (military)/ 6161 1
後台 后台 [hou4 tai2] /backstage area/behind-the-scenes supporter/(computing) back-end/background/ 3937 1
後台進程 后台进程 [hou4 tai2 jin4 cheng2] /background process (computing)/ 3946 1
後唐 后唐 [Hou4 Tang2] /Later Tang of the Five Dynasties (923-936)/ 6888 1
後天 后天 [hou4 tian1] /the 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/ 992 1
後天性 后天性 [hou4 tian1 xing4] /acquired (characteristic etc)/ 5524 1
後庭 后庭 [hou4 ting2] /backyard/imperial harem/(slang) anus/ 4547 1
後頭 后头 [hou4 tou5] /behind/the back/the rear/later/afterwards/(in) the future/ 3492 1
後衛 后卫 [hou4 wei4] /rear guard/backfield/fullback/ 6896 1
後味 后味 [hou4 wei4] /aftertaste/ 3616 1
後魏 后魏 [Hou4 Wei4] /Wei of the Northern Dynasties 386-534/ 6558 1
後文 后文 [hou4 wen2] /the pages ahead/the following pages/ 1886 1
後西遊記 后西游记 [Hou4 Xi1 you2 Ji4] /one of three Ming dynasty sequels to Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记/ 5119 1
後現代主義 后现代主义 [hou4 xian4 dai4 zhu3 yi4] /postmodernism/ 3407 1
後效 后效 [hou4 xiao4] /after-effect/ 6395 1
後心 后心 [hou4 xin1] /middle of the back/ 6395 1
後信號燈 后信号灯 [hou4 xin4 hao4 deng1] /car rear indicator/ 6568 1
後續 后续 [hou4 xu4] /follow-up/(dialect) to remarry/ 6395 1
後學 后学 [hou4 xue2] /junior scholar or pupil in imperial China/ 6085 1
後燕 后燕 [Hou4 Yan1] /Later Yan of the Sixteen Kingdoms (384-409)/ 4838 1
後掩蔽 后掩蔽 [hou4 yan3 bi4] /backward masking/ 7100 1
後驗概率 后验概率 [hou4 yan4 gai4 lü4] /posterior probability (statistics)/ 4045 1
後腰 后腰 [hou4 yao1] /lower back/(sports) defensive midfielder/ 2959 1
後搖 后摇 [hou4 yao2] /post-rock (music genre)/ 4610 1
後搖滾 后摇滚 [hou4 yao2 gun3] /post-rock (music genre)/ 4702 1
後遺症 后遗症 [hou4 yi2 zheng4] /(medicine) sequelae/residual effects/(fig.) repercussions/aftermath/ 5112 1
後裔 后裔 [hou4 yi4] /descendant/ 7100 1
后羿 后羿 [Hou4 Yi4] /Houyi, mythological Chinese archer whose wife was Chang'e/ 5717 1
後影 后影 [hou4 ying3] /rear view/figure seen from behind/view of the back (of a person or object)/ 6572 1
後緣 后缘 [hou4 yuan2] /trailing edge (of airplane wing)/ 6395 1
後援 后援 [hou4 yuan2] /reinforcement/back-up/supporting force/ 6395 1
後院 后院 [hou4 yuan4] /rear court/back garden/backyard (also fig.)/ 6395 1
後院起火 后院起火 [hou4 yuan4 qi3 huo3] /a conflict arises close to home (idiom)/ 2181 1
後賬 后账 [hou4 zhang4] /undisclosed account/to settle matters later/to blame sb after the event/ 6395 1
後趙 后赵 [Hou4 Zhao4] /Later Zhao of the Sixteen Kingdoms (319-350)/ 6890 1
後照鏡 后照镜 [hou4 zhao4 jing4] /rearview mirror (Tw)/ 4061 1
後診 后诊 [hou4 zhen3] /postoperative examination/ 3407 1
後肢 后肢 [hou4 zhi1] /hind legs/ 7100 1
後殖民 后殖民 [hou4 zhi2 min2] /postcolonial/ 2883 1
後置 后置 [hou4 zhi4] /to place after (e.g. in grammar)/postposition/ 6395 1
後製 后制 [hou4 zhi4] /postproduction/ 3407 1
後置詞 后置词 [hou4 zhi4 ci2] /postposition/suffix/word placed after/ 6395 1
後置修飾語 后置修饰语 [hou4 zhi4 xiu1 shi4 yu3] /postmodifier (grammar)/ 4943 1
後周 后周 [Hou4 Zhou1] /Later Zhou of the Five Dynasties (951-960), centered on Shandong and Hebei, with capital at Kaifeng 開封|开封[Kai1 feng1]/ 1952 1
後綴 后缀 [hou4 zhui4] /suffix (linguistics)/ 7032 1
後坐力 后坐力 [hou4 zuo4 li4] /recoil (of a gun)/backlash/reactive force/ 6395 1
後爸 后爸 [[hou4ba4]] /(coll.) stepfather/ 72 2
後半夜 后半夜 [[hou4ban4ye4]] /second half of the night (from midnight to sunrise)/ 89 2
後備 后备 [[hou4bei4]] /reserve; backup/ 822 2
後邊 后边 [[hou4bian5]] /the back; the rear; the last bit/behind; near the end; at the back/later; afterwards/ 822 2
後廚 后厨 [[hou4chu2]] /the kitchen area of a restaurant/ 399 2
後代 后代 [[hou4dai4]] /descendant; progeny/posterity; later ages; later generations/ 827 2
後盾 后盾 [[hou4dun4]] /support; backing/ 199 2
後跟 后跟 [[hou4gen1]] /heel (part of a foot)/heel (of a sock)/counter (the part of a shoe that cups the back of one's heel)/followed by (used in describing a format, such as "filename followed by file extension")/ 869 2
後跟提帶 后跟提带 [[hou4gen1 ti2dai4]] /backstrap (of a shoe)/ 151 2
後鉤 后钩 [[hou4gou1]] /(dialect) unfinished business/trailing sound/ 805 2
后冠 后冠 [[hou4guan1]] /crown or tiara of a queen, empress or beauty pageant winner/first place in a women's competition/ 818 2
後果 后果 [[hou4guo3]] /consequences; aftermath/ 135 2
後果自負 后果自负 [[hou4guo3 zi4fu4]] /to take responsibility for the consequences of risky behavior; to have only oneself to blame if things go badly/ 530 2
後花園 后花园 [[hou4hua1yuan2]] /backyard garden/ 355 2
後患 后患 [[hou4huan4]] /future trouble/ 9 2
後患無窮 后患无穷 [[hou4huan4-wu2qiong2]] /(idiom) there will be no end of trouble in the future/ 671 2
後悔 后悔 [[hou4hui3]] /to regret; to feel remorse/ 846 2
後會無期 后会无期 [[hou4hui4-wu2qi1]] /(idiom) may never meet again; unlikely to meet again/ 114 2
後繼有人 后继有人 [[hou4ji4-you3ren2]] /(idiom) to have qualified successors to carry on one's undertaking/ 400 2
後來 后来 [[hou4lai2]] /afterwards; later/newly arrived/ 699 2
後來居上 后来居上 [[hou4lai2-ju1shang4]] /(idiom) see 後來者居上|后来者居上[hou4lai2zhe3 ju1shang4]/ 680 2
後來者居上 后来者居上 [[hou4lai2zhe3 ju1shang4]] /the latecomers surpass their predecessors/ 680 2
後媽 后妈 [[hou4ma1]] /(coll.) stepmother/ 72 2
後門 后门 [[hou4men2]] /back door; back gate/(fig.) back-door influence; under-the-table dealings/anus/(computing) backdoor/ 854 2
後面 后面 [[hou4mian5]] /the back; the rear; the last bit/behind; near the end; at the back/later; afterwards/ 855 2
後母臉 后母脸 [[hou4mu3lian3]] /(Tw) (fig.) unpredictable, unstable weather/ 831 2
後排 后排 [[hou4pai2]] /the back row (in a theater etc); the rear seats (in a vehicle)/ 515 2
後起之秀 后起之秀 [[hou4qi3 zhi1 xiu4]] /(idiom) an up-and-coming youngster; new talent; a brilliant younger generation/ 613 2
後任 后任 [[hou4ren4]] /successor/to take up a position subsequently as .../(attributive) future; subsequent/ 881 2
後手 后手 [[hou4shou3]] /defensive position (in chess)/room for maneuver; a way of escape/ 822 2
後藤 后藤 [[Hou4teng2]] /Gotō (Japanese surname)/ 930 2
后土 后土 [[Hou4tu3]] /Earth Deity (often paired with 皇天[Huang2tian1], August Heaven)/ 330 2
後退 后退 [[hou4tui4]] /to recoil; to draw back; to fall back; to retreat/ 830 2
後援會 后援会 [[hou4yuan2hui4]] /support group (e.g. for an election candidate)/fan club/ 408 2
後者 后者 [[hou4zhe3]] /the latter/ 452 2
後知後覺 后知后觉 [[hou4zhi1-hou4jue2]] /to realize in hindsight; to realize belatedly; to be late to the party/ 873 2
後傳 后传 [[hou4zhuan4]] /sequel/ 578 2
後座 后座 [[hou4zuo4]] /back seat; pillion/ 76 2
后座 后座 [[hou4zuo4]] /empress's throne/(fig.) first place in a women's competition/ 76 2
後坐 后坐 [[hou4zuo4]] /recoil (of a firearm)/ 76 2
皇后 皇后 [huang2 hou4] /empress/imperial consort/ 6075 1
皇后區 皇后区 [Huang2 hou4 qu1] /Queens, one of the five boroughs of New York City/ 6685 1
皇后鎮 皇后镇 [Huang2 hou4 zhen4] /Queenstown, town in New Zealand/ 4382 1
皇太后 皇太后 [huang2 tai4 hou4] /empress dowager/ 1477 1
皇太極 皇太极 [Huang2 Tai4 ji2] /Hong Taiji (1592-1643), eighth son of Nurhaci 努爾哈赤|努尔哈赤[Nu3 er3 ha1 chi4], reigned 1626-1636 as Second Khan of Later Jin dynasty 後金|后金[Hou4 Jin1], then founded the Qing dynasty 大清[Da4 Qing1] and reigned 1636-1643 as Emperor/posthumous name 清太宗[Qing1 Tai4 zong1]/ 1780 1
皇太極清太宗 皇太极清太宗 [Huang2 tai4 ji2 Qing1 Tai4 zong1] /Hong Taiji (1592-1643), eighth son of Nurhaci 努爾哈赤|努尔哈赤[Nu3 er3 ha1 chi4], reigned 1626-1636 as Second Khan of Later Jin dynasty 後金|后金[Hou4 Jin1], then founded the Qing dynasty 大清[Da4 Qing1] and reigned 1636-1643 as Emperor/ 1780 1
皇天后土 皇天后土 [huang2 tian1 hou4 tu3] /heaven and earth (idiom)/ 6177 1
皇天 皇天 [[Huang2tian1]] /August Heaven; Heaven as supreme deity (often paired with 后土[Hou4tu3], the Earth Deity)/ 330 2
婚後 婚后 [[hun1hou4]] /after getting married/ 167 2
繼後 继后 [ji4 hou4] /later/afterwards/ 4961 1
季後賽 季后赛 [ji4 hou4 sai4] /a playoff/ 6946 1
腳後跟 脚后跟 [jiao3 hou4 gen1] /heel/ 4879 1
劫後餘生 劫后余生 [jie2 hou4 yu2 sheng1] /(idiom) to be a survivor of a calamity/ 1541 1
解放後 解放后 [jie3 fang4 hou4] /after liberation (i.e. after the Communist's victory)/after the establishment of PRC in 1949/ 6632 1
今後 今后 [jin1 hou4] /hereafter/henceforth/in the future/from now on/ 7100 1
緊隨其後 紧随其后 [jin3 sui2 qi2 hou4] /to follow closely behind sb or sth (idiom)/ 6072 1
進站 进站 [[jin4zhan4]] /(of a train, bus etc) to pull into a station; to arrive at a stop/(of a person) to enter a station/to visit a website/to formally begin a temporary postdoctoral research position (China has postdoctoral research "stations" 博士後流動站|博士后流动站[bo2shi4hou4 liu2dong4zhan4] where postdocs conduct research for a limited period.)/ 696 2
經濟落後 经济落后 [jing1 ji4 luo4 hou4] /economically backward/ 6478 1
酒後 酒后 [jiu3 hou4] /after drinking/under the influence of alcohol/ 6102 1
酒後駕車 酒后驾车 [jiu3 hou4 jia4 che1] /driving under the influence/ 6099 1
酒後駕駛 酒后驾驶 [jiu3 hou4 jia4 shi3] /driving under the influence of alcohol (DUI)/ 6112 1
酒後吐真言 酒后吐真言 [jiu3 hou4 tu3 zhen1 yan2] /after wine, spit out the truth/in vino veritas/ 6018 1
九零後 九零后 [jiu3 ling2 hou4] /90s generation/ 6140 1
95後 95后 [[jiu3wu3hou4]] /people born between 1995-01-01 and 1999-12-31/Gen Z (abbr. for 95後|95后[jiu3wu3hou4] + 00後|00后[ling2ling2hou4])/ 93 2
舊唐書 旧唐书 [Jiu4 Tang2 shu1] /History of the Early Tang Dynasty, sixteenth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3], compiled under Liu Xu 劉昫|刘昫[Liu2 Xu4] in 945 during Later Jin 後晉|后晋[Hou4 Jin4] of the Five Dynasties, 200 scrolls/ 4968 1
鞠躬盡瘁,死而後已 鞠躬尽瘁,死而后已 [ju1 gong1 jin4 cui4 , si3 er2 hou4 yi3] /to bend to a task and spare no effort unto one's dying day (idiom); striving to the utmost one's whole life/with every breath in one's body, unto one's dying day/ 6332 1
絕後 绝后 [[jue2hou4]] /to have no offspring/never to be seen again; unique/ 832 2
開後門 开后门 [kai1 hou4 men2] /to open the back door/fig. under the counter/to do a secret or dishonest deal/to let sth in by the back door/ 6688 1
科爾沁左翼後旗 科尔沁左翼后旗 [Ke1 er3 qin4 zuo3 yi4 hou4 qi2] /Horqin Left Rear banner or Khorchin Züün Garyn Xoit khoshuu in Tongliao 通遼|通辽[Tong1 liao2], Inner Mongolia/ 6035 1
空前絕後 空前绝后 [kong1 qian2 jue2 hou4] /unprecedented and never to be duplicated/the first and the last/unmatched/unique/ 5523 1
控球後衛 控球后卫 [[kong4qiu2 hou4wei4]] /(basketball) point guard/ 504 2
控衛 控卫 [[kong4wei4]] /(basketball) point guard (abbr. for 控球後衛|控球后卫[kong4qiu2 hou4wei4])/ 153 2
拉後鉤兒 拉后钩儿 [la1 hou4 gou1 r5] /(dialect) to leave unfinished business/ 3174 1
老佛爺 老佛爷 [Lao3 fo2 ye2] /title of respect for the queen mother or the emperor's father/nickname for Empress Dowager Cixi 慈禧太后[Ci2 xi3 tai4 hou4]/ 4274 1
老鼠拖木鍁,大頭在後頭 老鼠拖木锨,大头在后头 [lao3 shu3 tuo1 mu4 xian1 , da4 tou2 zai4 hou4 tou5] /when the mice drag a shovel, the biggest thing comes second/the tip of the iceberg/the cockroach principle/ 6147 1
李後主 李后主 [Li3 Hou4 zhu3] /Li Houzhu (c. 937-978), the final Southern Tang ruler (ruled 961-975) and a renowned poet/given name Li Yu 李煜/ 6962 1
裡急後重 里急后重 [li3 ji2 hou4 zhong4] /(medicine) tenesmus/ 1891 1
李煜 李煜 [Li3 Yu4] /Li Yu (c. 937-978), given name of the final ruler of Tang of the Five Southern dynasties Li Houzhu 李後主|李后主, a renowned poet/ 6546 1
[Liang2] /the five Liang of the Sixteen Kingdoms, namely: Former Liang 前涼|前凉 (314-376), Later Liang 後涼|后凉 (386-403), Northern Liang 北涼|北凉 (398-439), Southern Liang 南涼|南凉[Nan2 Liang2] (397-414), Western Liang 西涼|西凉 (400-421)/ 1964 1
留後路 留后路 [liu2 hou4 lu4] /to leave oneself a way out/ 6948 1
劉昫 刘昫 [Liu2 Xu4] /Liu Xu (887-946), politician in Later Jin of the Five Dynasties 後晉|后晋[Hou4 Jin4], compiled History of Early Tang Dynasty 舊唐書|旧唐书[Jiu4 Tang2 shu1]/ 1946 1
落後 落后 [luo4 hou4] /to fall behind/to lag (in technology etc)/backward/to retrogress/ 6919 1
馬後炮 马后炮 [[ma3hou4pao4]] /(Chinese chess) moving the cannon after moving the horse away/(fig.) a useless action or comment; sth done after it's too late/ 311 2
馬後砲 马后炮 [[ma3hou4pao4]] /variant of 馬後炮|马后炮[ma3hou4pao4]/ 311 2
末後 末后 [mo4 hou4] /finally/ 7100 1
母后 母后 [[mu3hou4]] /(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)/ 243 2
幕後 幕后 [mu4 hou4] /behind the scenes/ 6884 1
幕後操縱 幕后操纵 [mu4 hou4 cao1 zong4] /to manipulate from behind the scenes/to pull the strings/ 5297 1
幕後黑手 幕后黑手 [mu4 hou4 hei1 shou3] /malign agent who manipulates from behind the scenes/hidden hand/ 2350 1
幕後花絮 幕后花絮 [[mu4hou4 hua1xu4]] /(cinema, TV) behind-the-scenes footage; bonus features; making-of clips (e.g. bloopers, outtakes, cast interviews or production footage)/ 428 2
腦後 脑后 [nao3 hou4] /the back of the head/(fig.) the back of one's mind/ 5664 1
努爾哈赤 努尔哈赤 [Nu3 er3 ha1 chi4] /Nurhaci (1559-1626), founder and first Khan of the Manchu Later Jin dynasty 後金|后金[Hou4 Jin1] (from 1616)/ 1950 1
女真 女真 [Nü3 zhen1] /Jurchen, a Tungus ethnic group, predecessor of the Manchu ethnic group who founded the Later Jin Dynasty 後金|后金[Hou4 Jin1] and Qing Dynasty/ 4948 1
其後 其后 [qi2 hou4] /next/later/after that/ 6857 1
前不巴村,後不巴店 前不巴村,后不巴店 [qian2 bu4 ba1 cun1 , hou4 bu4 ba1 dian4] /see 前不著村,後不著店|前不着村,后不着店[qian2 bu4 zhao2 cun1 , hou4 bu4 zhao2 dian4]/ 4613 1
前不見古人,後不見來者 前不见古人,后不见来者 [qian2 bu4 jian4 gu3 ren2 , hou4 bu4 jian4 lai2 zhe3] /unique/unprecedented (idiom)/ 5400 1
前不著村,後不著店 前不着村,后不着店 [qian2 bu4 zhao2 cun1 , hou4 bu4 zhao2 dian4] /lit. no village ahead and no inn behind (idiom)/fig. to be stranded in the middle of nowhere/to be in a predicament/ 4613 1
前車之覆,後車之鑒 前车之覆,后车之鉴 [qian2 che1 zhi1 fu4 , hou4 che1 zhi1 jian4] /lit. the cart in front overturns, a warning to the following cart (idiom); fig. draw lesson from the failure of one's predecessor/learn from past mistake/once bitten twice shy/ 6332 1
前俯後仰 前俯后仰 [qian2 fu3 hou4 yang3] /to rock one's body backward and forward/to be convulsed (with laughter etc)/ 5754 1
前赴後繼 前赴后继 [qian2 fu4 hou4 ji4] /to advance dauntlessly in wave upon wave (idiom)/ 5502 1
前後 前后 [qian2 hou4] /around/from beginning to end/all around/front and rear/ 5750 1
前後文 前后文 [qian2 hou4 wen2] /context/the surrounding words/same as 上下文/ 6883 1
前倨後恭 前倨后恭 [qian2 ju4 hou4 gong1] /to switch from arrogance to deference (idiom)/ 4228 1
前門 前门 [qian2 men2] /front door/main entrance/honest and upright approach (as opposed to 後門|后门, back-door or under the counter)/ 6560 1
前門打虎,後門打狼 前门打虎,后门打狼 [qian2 men2 da3 hu3 , hou4 men2 da3 lang2] /to beat a tiger from the front door, only to have a wolf come in at the back (idiom); fig. facing one problem after another/ 6332 1
前門拒虎,後門進狼 前门拒虎,后门进狼 [qian2 men2 ju4 hu3 , hou4 men2 jin4 lang2] /to beat a tiger from the front door, only to have a wolf come in at the back (idiom); fig. facing one problem after another/ 6332 1
前怕狼後怕虎 前怕狼后怕虎 [qian2 pa4 lang2 hou4 pa4 hu3] /lit. to fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind (idiom)/fig. to be full of needless fears/reds under the beds/ 2387 1
前仆後繼 前仆后继 [qian2 pu1 hou4 ji4] /one falls, the next follows (idiom); stepping into the breach to replace fallen comrades/advancing wave upon wave/ 6332 1
前人栽樹,後人乘涼 前人栽树,后人乘凉 [qian2 ren2 zai1 shu4 , hou4 ren2 cheng2 liang2] /to enjoy the benefits of the hard work of one's predecessors. (idiom)/ 6191 1
前事不忘,後事之師 前事不忘,后事之师 [qian2 shi4 bu4 wang4 , hou4 shi4 zhi1 shi1] /don't forget past events, they can guide you in future (idiom); benefit from past experience/ 6332 1
前凸後翹 前凸后翘 [qian2 tu1 hou4 qiao4] /(of a woman) to have nice curves; buxom; shapely/ 973 1
前無古人,後無來者 前无古人,后无来者 [qian2 wu2 gu3 ren2 , hou4 wu2 lai2 zhe3] /there has never been and never will be another person like this (idiom)/never done before and unlikely to be matched in the future/peerless/ 1939 1
前胸貼後背 前胸贴后背 [qian2 xiong1 tie1 hou4 bei4] /(lit.) chest sticking to back/(fig.) famished/(of several persons) packed chest to back/ 4401 1
前仰後合 前仰后合 [qian2 yang3 hou4 he2] /to sway to and fro/to rock back and forth/ 6946 1
前因後果 前因后果 [qian2 yin1 hou4 guo3] /cause and effects (idiom); entire process of development/ 6332 1
清太宗 清太宗 [Qing1 Tai4 zong1] /posthumous title of Hong Taiji 皇太極|皇太极[Huang2 Tai4 ji2] (1592-1643), eighth son of Nurhaci 努爾哈赤|努尔哈赤[Nu3 er3 ha1 chi4], reigned 1626-1636 as Second Khan of Later Jin dynasty 後金|后金[Hou4 Jin1], then founded the Qing dynasty 大清[Da4 Qing1] and reigned 1636-1643 as Emperor/ 1780 1
清太祖 清太祖 [Qing1 Tai4 zu3] /posthumous title of Nurhaci 努爾哈赤|努尔哈赤[Nu3 er3 ha1 chi4] (1559-1626), founder and first Khan of the Manchu Later Jin dynasty 後金|后金[Hou4 Jin1] (from 1616)/ 1950 1
秋後算帳 秋后算帐 [qiu1 hou4 suan4 zhang4] /lit. settle accounts after the autumn harvest (idiom)/to wait until the time is ripe to settle accounts; to bide one's time for revenge/ 1464 1
秋後算賬 秋后算账 [qiu1 hou4 suan4 zhang4] /lit. to settle accounts after autumn (idiom)/fig. to settle scores at an opportune time/ 1464 1
然後 然后 [[ran2hou4]] /then; after that; afterwards/ 840 2
日後 日后 [ri4 hou4] /sometime/someday (in the future)/ 7100 1
三思而後行 三思而后行 [san1 si1 er2 hou4 xing2] /think again and again before acting (idiom); consider carefully in advance/ 6332 1
善後 善后 [shan4 hou4] /to deal with the aftermath (arising from an accident)/funeral arrangements/reparations/ 6307 1
善後借款 善后借款 [shan4 hou4 jie4 kuan3] /reconstruction loan provided by Great Powers to Yuan Shikai in 1913/ 6681 1
稍後 稍后 [[shao1hou4]] /in a little while; shortly after/ 548 2
舌尖後音 舌尖后音 [she2 jian1 hou4 yin1] /retroflex sound (e.g. in Mandarin zh, ch, sh, r)/ 4518 1
誰笑到最後,誰笑得最好 谁笑到最后,谁笑得最好 [shei2 xiao4 dao4 zui4 hou4 , shei2 xiao4 de2 zui4 hao3] /He laughs best who laughs last./ 6540 1
誰笑在最後,誰笑得最好 谁笑在最后,谁笑得最好 [shei2 xiao4 zai4 zui4 hou4 , shei2 xiao4 de2 zui4 hao3] /He laughs best who laughs last./ 6365 1
身後 身后 [[shen1hou4]] /the time after one's death/a place behind sb/(fig.) one's social background/ 924 2
身後事 身后事 [[shen1hou4shi4]] /matters to attend to after sb's death (esp. funeral arrangements)/ 114 2
失去後勁 失去后劲 [shi1 qu4 hou4 jin4] /to peter out/to lose momentum/to lose steam/ 1768 1
石虎 石虎 [Shi2 Hu3] /Shi Hu (295-349), emperor of Later Zhao 後趙|后赵[Hou4 Zhao4]/ 2158 1
石勒 石勒 [Shi2 Le4] /Shi Le, founder of Later Zhao of the Sixteen Kingdoms 後趙|后赵[Hou4 Zhao4] (319-350)/ 1946 1
事後 事后 [shi4 hou4] /after the event/in hindsight/in retrospect/ 6581 1
事後聰明 事后聪明 [shi4 hou4 cong1 ming5] /wise after the event (idiom); with hindsight, one should have predicted it/ 6332 1
事後諸葛亮 事后诸葛亮 [shi4 hou4 Zhu1 ge3 Liang4] /person who is wise after the event/ 1240 1
售後服務 售后服务 [shou4 hou4 fu2 wu4] /after-sales service/ 6077 1
術後 术后 [[shu4hou4]] /postoperative; after surgery/ 815 2
水滸後傳 水浒后传 [Shui3 hu3 Hou4 zhuan4] /Water Margin Sequel, by Chen Chen 陳忱|陈忱[Chen2 Chen2]/ 4541 1
稅後 税后 [shui4 hou4] /after tax/ 6876 1
思前想後 思前想后 [si1 qian2 xiang3 hou4] /to consider past cause and future effect (idiom); to think over the past and future/to ponder over reasons and connection/ 6332 1
死而後已 死而后已 [si3 er2 hou4 yi3] /until death puts an end (idiom); one's whole life/unto one's dying day/ 6332 1
死後 死后 [si3 hou4] /after death/posthumous/ 6583 1
嗣後 嗣后 [si4 hou4] /from then on/after/afterwards/thereafter/ 6927 1
隨之而後 随之而后 [sui2 zhi1 er2 hou4] /from that/following from that/after that/ 7100 1
隨後 随后 [[sui2hou4]] /afterward; later; subsequently; following that/ 114 2
太后 太后 [tai4 hou4] /Empress Dowager/ 6848 1
攤薄後每股盈利 摊薄后每股盈利 [tan1 bo2 hou4 mei3 gu3 ying2 li4] /diluted earnings per share/ 7032 1
唐書 唐书 [Tang2 shu1] /same as 舊唐書|旧唐书[Jiu4 Tang2 shu1], History of the Early Tang Dynasty, sixteenth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3], compiled under Liu Xu 劉昫|刘昫[Liu2 Xu4] in 945 during Later Jin 後晉|后晋[Hou4 Jin4] of the Five Dynasties, 200 scrolls/ 4968 1
螳螂捕蟬 螳螂捕蝉 [[tang2lang2-bu3chan2]] /see 螳螂捕蟬,黃雀在後|螳螂捕蝉,黄雀在后[tang2lang2-bu3chan2, huang2que4-zai4hou4]/ 131 2
螳螂捕蟬,黃雀在後 螳螂捕蝉,黄雀在后 [[tang2lang2-bu3chan2, huang2que4-zai4hou4]] /(lit.) the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the siskin behind (idiom, from Daoist classic Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1zi3])/(fig.) to pursue a narrow gain while neglecting a greater danger/ 49 2
提摩太後書 提摩太后书 [Ti2 mo2 tai4 Hou4 shu1] /Second Epistle of St Paul to Timothy/ 1468 1
天后 天后 [Tian1 hou4] /Tin Hau, Empress of Heaven, another name for the goddess Matsu 媽祖|妈祖[Ma1 zu3]/Tin Hau (Hong Kong area around the MTR station with same name)/ 5785 1
天后站 天后站 [Tian1 hou4 zhan4] /Tin Hau MTR station (Eastern District, Hong Kong Island)/ 6177 1
帖撒羅尼迦後書 帖撒罗尼迦后书 [Tie3 sa1 luo2 ni2 jia1 Hou4 shu1] /Second Epistle of St Paul to the Thessalonians/ 1477 1
突觸後 突触后 [tu1 chu4 hou4] /postsynaptic/ 3407 1
推後 推后 [tui1 hou4] /to push back (progress, the times etc)/ 6120 1
腿後腱 腿后腱 [tui3 hou4 jian4] /hamstring muscle/ 6127 1
退後 退后 [tui4 hou4] /to stand back/to go back (in time)/to yield/to make concessions/ 1755 1
拖後腿 拖后腿 [tuo1 hou4 tui3] /to impede/to obstruct/to hold back/ 6793 1
王后 王后 [wang2 hou4] /queen/CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]/ 6364 1
王太后 王太后 [Wang2 tai4 hou4] /Queen Dowager (in Europe)/widowed queen/Queen mother/ 6594 1
往後 往后 [wang3 hou4] /from now on/in the future/time to come/ 6066 1
烏拉特後旗 乌拉特后旗 [Wu1 la1 te4 hou4 qi2] /Urat Rear banner or Urdyn Xoit khoshuu in Bayan Nur 巴彥淖爾|巴彦淖尔[Ba1 yan4 nao4 er3], Inner Mongolia/ 6031 1
無後坐力炮 无后坐力炮 [wu2 hou4 zuo4 li4 pao4] /recoilless rifle/ 2953 1
無後 无后 [[wu2hou4]] /(literary) to have no descendants; to have no son to continue one's lineage/ 510 2
午後 午后 [wu3 hou4] /afternoon/ 6626 1
五涼 五凉 [Wu3 Liang2] /the five Liang of the Sixteen Kingdoms, namely: Former Liang 前涼|前凉 (314-376), Later Liang 後涼|后凉 (386-403), Northern Liang 北涼|北凉 (398-439), Southern Liang 南涼|南凉[Nan2 Liang2] (397-414), Western Liang 西涼|西凉 (400-421)/ 1478 1
戊戌政變 戊戌政变 [Wu4 xu1 Zheng4 bian4] /coup by Dowager Empress Cixi 慈禧太后[Ci2 xi3 tai4 hou4] ending the 1898 attempt to reform the Qing dynasty/ 4274 1
先兵後禮 先兵后礼 [xian1 bing1 hou4 li3] /opposite of 先禮後兵|先礼后兵[xian1 li3 hou4 bing1]/ 3257 1
先後 先后 [xian1 hou4] /early or late; first and last; priority/in succession; one after another/ 992 1
仙后座 仙后座 [Xian1 hou4 zuo4] /Cassiopeia (constellation)/ 5119 1
先天不足,後天失調 先天不足,后天失调 [xian1 tian1 bu4 zu2 , hou4 tian1 shi1 tiao2] /to be born with a weak constitution and suffer from ill health during one's life/(fig.) to be problematic from the start, and get even worse over time/ 1621 1
先天與後天 先天与后天 [xian1 tian1 yu3 hou4 tian1] /nature versus nurture/ 1621 1
先天下之憂而憂,後天下之樂而樂 先天下之忧而忧,后天下之乐而乐 [[xian1 tian1xia4 zhi1 you1 er2 you1, hou4 tian1xia4 zhi1 le4 er2 le4]] /to be the first to worry about affairs of state, and the last to enjoy oneself (quotation from the essay On Yueyang Tower 岳陽樓記|岳阳楼记[Yue4yang2 Lou2 Ji4] by Song writer Fan Zhongyan 范仲淹[Fan4 Zhong4yan1])/ 735 2
先有後婚 先有后婚 [xian1 you3 hou4 hun1] /to marry after getting pregnant/ 2161 1
先後順序 先后顺序 [[xian1hou4 shun4xu4]] /sequential order/ 53 2
先來後到 先来后到 [[xian1lai2-hou4dao4]] /(idiom) in order of arrival; first come, first served/ 545 2
先禮後兵 先礼后兵 [[xian1li3-hou4bing1]] /(idiom) try persuasion before resorting to force/ 82 2
先天 先天 [[xian1tian1]] /embryonic period (contrasted with 後天|后天[hou4tian1])/inborn; innate; natural/ 838 2
先斬後奏 先斩后奏 [[xian1zhan3-hou4zou4]] /(lit.) execute sb first, then report to the emperor (idiom)/(fig.) to act first and report later; to take action without prior approval/ 49 2
向後 向后 [xiang4 hou4] /backward/ 7100 1
歇後語 歇后语 [xie1 hou4 yu3] /anapodoton (a saying in which the second part, uttered after a pause or totally left out, is the intended meaning of the allegory presented in the first part)/ 1579 1
虛心使人進步,驕傲使人落後 虚心使人进步,骄傲使人落后 [xu1 xin1 shi3 ren2 jin4 bu4 , jiao1 ao4 shi3 ren2 luo4 hou4] /modesty leads to progress, arrogance makes you fall behind (quote of Mao Zedong)/ 1946 1
鬚後水 须后水 [[xu1hou4shui3]] /aftershave/ 642 2
選美皇后 选美皇后 [xuan3 mei3 huang2 hou4] /beauty queen/ 6437 1
學然後知不足 学然后知不足 [xue2 ran2 hou4 zhi1 bu4 zu2] /to learn is to know one's ignorance (the Book of Rites 禮記|礼记[Li3 ji4])/ 4966 1
押後 押后 [ya1 hou4] /to adjourn/to defer/ 5392 1
壓死駱駝的最後一根稻草 压死骆驼的最后一根稻草 [ya1 si3 luo4 tuo5 de5 zui4 hou4 yi1 gen1 dao4 cao3] /the straw that broke the camel’s back (idiom)/the final straw/ 2194 1
[[Yan1]] /Yan, a vassal state of Zhou in present-day Hebei and Liaoning/north Hebei/the four Yan kingdoms of the Sixteen Kingdoms, namely: Former Yan 前燕[Qian2 Yan1] (337–370), Later Yan 後燕|后燕[Hou4 Yan1] (384–409), Southern Yan 南燕[Nan2 Yan1] (398–410), Northern Yan 北燕[Bei3 Yan1] (409–436)/surname Yan/ 384 2
燕國 燕国 [Yan1 guo2] /Yan, a vassal state of Zhou in modern Hebei and Liaoning/north Hebei/the four Yan kingdoms of the Sixteen Kingdoms, namely: Former Yan 前燕[Qian2 Yan1] (337-370), Later Yan 後燕|后燕[Hou4 Yan1] (384-409), Southern Yan 南燕[Nan2 Yan1] (398-410), Northern Yan 北燕[Bei3 Yan1] (409-436)/ 1947 1
延畢 延毕 [yan2 bi4] /to postpone one's graduation (e.g. by undertaking additional studies) (abbr. for 延後畢業|延后毕业[yan2 hou4 bi4 ye4])/ 2205 1
延後 延后 [yan2 hou4] /to postpone/to defer/to delay/ 5633 1
嚴重後果 严重后果 [[yan2zhong4 hou4guo3]] /grave consequence; serious repercussion/ 871 2
耶穌基督後期聖徒教會 耶稣基督后期圣徒教会 [Ye1 su1 Ji1 du1 Hou4 qi1 Sheng4 tu2 Jiao4 hui4] /The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints/ 7034 1
以後 以后 [yi3 hou4] /after/later/afterwards/following/later on/in the future/ 7100 1
蟻后 蚁后 [[yi3hou4]] /queen ant/ 717 2
羿 羿 [[Yi4]] /surname Yi/name of a legendary archer (also called 后羿[Hou4 Yi4])/ 929 2
影后 影后 [[ying3hou4]] /movie queen; best actress award winner/ 879 2
雨後春筍 雨后春笋 [yu3 hou4 chun1 sun3] /lit. after rain, the spring bamboo (idiom); fig. rapid new growth/many new things emerge in rapid succession/ 6332 1
預後 预后 [yu4 hou4] /prognosis/ 5523 1
災後 灾后 [zai1 hou4] /after a catastrophe/post-traumatic/ 6646 1
在此後 在此后 [zai4 ci3 hou4] /after this/from then on/ 7016 1
在此之後 在此之后 [zai4 ci3 zhi1 hou4] /after this/afterwards/next/ 7100 1
在後 在后 [zai4 hou4] /behind/ 7100 1
瞻前顧後 瞻前顾后 [zhan1 qian2 gu4 hou4] /lit. to look forward and back (idiom)/fig. to consider carefully; to weigh the pros and cons/fig. to be overcautious and indecisive/ 1277 1
戰後 战后 [zhan4 hou4] /after the war/postwar/ 3407 1
[[Zhao4]] /surname Zhao/one of the seven states during the Warring States period (476–220 BC)/the Former Zhao 前趙|前赵[Qian2 Zhao4] (304–329) and Later Zhao 後趙|后赵[Hou4 Zhao4] (319–350), states of the Sixteen Kingdoms/ 384 2
[zhe3] /(after a verb or adjective) one who (is) .../(after a noun) person involved in .../-er/-ist/(used after a number or 後|后[hou4] or 前[qian2] to refer to sth mentioned previously)/(used after a term, to mark a pause before defining the term)/(old) (used at the end of a command)/(old) this/ 5785 1
真後生動物 真后生动物 [zhen1 hou4 sheng1 dong4 wu4] /eumetazoa/subkingdom of animals excluding sponges/ 6306 1
爭先恐後 争先恐后 [[zheng1xian1-kong3hou4]] /(idiom) to compete to be first; to scramble to get ahead; to rush forward for fear of falling behind/ 158 2
之後 之后 [[zhi1hou4]] /after; behind/(at the beginning of a sentence) afterwards; since then/ 694 2
滯後 滞后 [zhi4 hou4] /to lag behind/ 6729 1
置之腦後 置之脑后 [zhi4 zhi1 nao3 hou4] /to banish from one's thoughts/to ignore/to take no notice/ 6688 1
置之死地而後生 置之死地而后生 [[zhi4 zhi1 si3di4 er2hou4 sheng1]] /(idiom based on Sunzi's "The Art of War" 孫子兵法|孙子兵法[Sun1zi3 Bing1fa3]) to deploy one's troops in such a way that there is no possibility of retreat, so that they will fight for their lives and win the battle; to fight desperately when confronted with mortal danger; to find a way to emerge from a dire situation/ 848 2
朱溫 朱温 [Zhu1 Wen1] /Zhu Wen (852-912), military governor 節度使|节度使[jie2 du4 shi3] at the end of Tang, founder of Later Liang of the Five Dynasties (907-923), also known as Emperor Taizu of Later Liang 後梁太祖|后梁太祖[Hou4 Liang2 Tai4 zu3]/ 2514 1
總後勤部 总后勤部 [Zong3 hou4 qin2 bu4] /(military) General Logistics Department/ 3401 1
走後門 走后门 [[zou3 hou4men2]] /(lit.) to enter through the back door/(fig.) to pull strings; to use connections/(fig.) (slang) to have anal sex/ 858 2
最後的晚餐 最后的晚餐 [Zui4 hou4 de5 Wan3 can1] /the Last Supper (in the Christian Passion story)/ 4391 1
最後期限 最后期限 [zui4 hou4 qi1 xian4] /deadline/final time limit (for project)/ 6788 1
最後晚餐 最后晚餐 [zui4 hou4 wan3 can1] /the Last Supper (in the biblical Passion story)/ 6779 1
最後一天 最后一天 [zui4 hou4 yi1 tian1] /final day/ 6554 1
最後 最后 [[zui4hou4]] /final; last; ultimate/finally; in the end/ 392 2
最後通牒 最后通牒 [[zui4hou4 tong1die2]] /ultimatum/ 287 2
坐力 坐力 [zuo4 li4] /see 後坐力|后坐力[hou4 zuo4 li4]/ 6130 1

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