在後

在后
zàihòu
behind

CEDICT

  1. as follows
  2. behind
  3. later on

Wiktionary

Examples

你在後山！

You are behind the mountain!

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她在后面慢慢走着。

She is walking slowly at the back.

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湯姆將在後年高中畢業。

Tom will graduate from high school the year after next.

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野兔被烏龜拋了在後頭。

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 後 hòu
  1. back
  2. behind
  3. rear
  4. afterwards
  5. after
  6. later
  7. post-

Containing this entry

好戲還在後頭 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
老鼠拖木鍁，大頭在後頭 lǎoshǔtuōmùxiān,dàtóuzàihòutou
  1. when the mice drag a shovel, the biggest thing comes second
  2. the tip of the iceberg
  3. the cockroach principle
螳螂捕蟬，黃雀在後 tánglángbǔchán,huángquèzàihòu the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind (idiom, from Daoist classic Zhuangzi 莊子 Zhuāngzǐ); to pursue a narrow gain while neglecting a greater danger
好戲在後頭 hǎoxìzàihòutóu

Related entries

後頭 hòutou
  1. behind
  2. the back
  3. the rear
  4. later
  5. afterwards
  6. (in) the future
背後 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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後 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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