在后

在後
zàihòu
behind

CEDICT

  1. as follows
  2. behind
  3. later on

Wiktionary

Examples

你在后山！

You are behind the mountain!

Source: Tatoeba

她在后面慢慢走着。

She is walking slowly at the back.

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汤姆将在后年高中毕业。

Tom will graduate from high school the year after next.

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野兔被乌龟抛了在后头。

The hare was outdistanced by the tortoise.

The hare was overtaken by the tortoise.

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汤姆在后院砍伐了一棵树。

Tom cut down a tree in his yard.

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会议将在后天于东京举行。

The conference is to be held in Tokyo the day after tomorrow.

Source: Tatoeba

你必须在后天以前完成回家作业。

You must get this homework finished by the day after tomorrow.

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声音大声一点，以便让坐在后边的学生能听到。

Turn the volume up so that the students at the back can hear.

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Entry Composition

1 在 zài
  1. to exist; to be alive
  2. (of sb or sth) to be (located) at
  3. (used before a verb to indicate an action in progress)
=2 后 hòu
  1. empress
  2. queen
  3. (archaic) monarch
  4. ruler
=2 后 hòu
  1. back
  2. behind
  3. rear
  4. afterwards
  5. after
  6. later
  7. post-

Containing this entry

好戏还在后头 hǎoxìháizàihòutou
  1. the best part of the show is yet to come
  2. (with ironic tone) the worst is yet to come
  3. you ain't seen nothin' yet
老鼠拖木锨，大头在后头 lǎoshǔtuōmùxiān,dàtóuzàihòutou
  1. when the mice drag a shovel, the biggest thing comes second
  2. the tip of the iceberg
  3. the cockroach principle
螳螂捕蝉，黄雀在后 tánglángbǔchán,huángquèzàihòu the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind (idiom, from Daoist classic Zhuangzi 庄子 Zhuāngzǐ); to pursue a narrow gain while neglecting a greater danger
好戏在后头 hǎoxìzàihòutóu

Related entries

后头 hòutou
  1. behind
  2. the back
  3. the rear
  4. later
  5. afterwards
  6. (in) the future
背后 bèihòu
  1. behind
  2. at the back
  3. in the rear
  4. behind sb's back
那背后是什么意思？

What's the idea behind that?

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后 hòu
  1. back
  2. behind
  3. rear
  4. afterwards
  5. after
  6. later
  7. post-
洗后弄平。

After washing, de-wrinkle it.

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