后
边

The back in Chinese: 后边 (hòu bian)

hòu bian

the back

HSK 3.0 Level 1Traditional: 後邊1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1the back; the rear; the last bit
  2. 2behind; near the end; at the back
  3. 3later; afterwards

Stroke order

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后
边

Zhuyin

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ㄏㄡˋ

hòu

ㄏ/ hㄡ/ ouˋ/ fourth tone

˙ㄅㄧㄢ

bian

˙/ neutral toneㄅ/ bㄧ/ iㄢ/ an

Simplified & traditional

后边

Simplified

後邊

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 学校后边有个球场。

    xué xiào hòu bian yǒu gè qiú chǎng。

    There is a ball court behind the school.

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Related words

后

hòu

empress

边

biān

side

后面

hòu mian

the back

旁边

páng biān

side

右边

yòu bian

right side

左边

zuǒ bian

left

然后

rán hòu

then

一边

yī biān

one side

以后

yǐ hòu

after

后悔

hòu huǐ

to regret

后来

hòu lái

afterwards

最后

zuì hòu

final

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