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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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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