稍
后

In a little while in Chinese: 稍后 (shāo hòu)

shāo hòu

in a little while

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 稍後1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1in a little while
  2. 2in a moment
  3. 3later on

Stroke order

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稍
后

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ㄕㄠ

shāo

ㄕ/ shㄠ/ ao—/ first tone

ㄏㄡˋ

hòu

ㄏ/ hㄡ/ ouˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

稍后

Simplified

稍後

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 我现在很忙，稍后再给你打电话。

    wǒ xiàn zài hěn máng， shāo hòu zài gěi nǐ dǎ diàn huà。

    I'm busy right now, I'll call you back in a little while.

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Related words

后

hòu

empress

稍

shāo

somewhat

后面

hòu mian

the back

然后

rán hòu

then

以后

yǐ hòu

after

后悔

hòu huǐ

to regret

后来

hòu lái

afterwards

稍微

shāo wēi

a little bit

最后

zuì hòu

final

后果

hòu guǒ

consequences

皇后

huáng hòu

empress

落后

luò hòu

to fall behind

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