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Definitions
- 1. empress
- 2. queen
- 3. (archaic) monarch
- 4. ruler
- 5. back
- 6. behind
- 7. rear
- 8. afterwards
- 9. after
- 10. later
- 11. post-
Example Sentences
1 shown讓我們在晚飯 后 繼續這個遊戲。
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Words Containing 后
(of a woman) to have nice curves
after the event
to switch from arrogance to deference (idiom)
driving under the influence
Empress Dowager Ci'an (1837-1881) of Qing
escape route
it's better to hurry at the start than to rush later (idiom)
Queens, one of the five boroughs of New York City
backward
finally
prognosis
one of three Ming dynasty sequels to Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记
leisure time (over a cup of tea, after a meal etc)
Urat Rear banner or Urdyn Xoit khoshuu in Bayan Nur 巴彥淖爾|巴彦淖尔[bā yàn nào ěr], Inner Mongolia
Houlung town in Miaoli county 苗栗縣|苗栗县[miáo lì xiàn], northwest Taiwan
to outflank and attack from the rear
to be born with a weak constitution and suffer from ill health during one's life
one falls, the next follows (idiom); stepping into the breach to replace fallen comrades
unprecedented and never to be duplicated
post-rock (music genre)
don't forget past events, they can guide you in future (idiom); benefit from past experience
to beat a tiger from the front door, only to have a wolf come in at the back (idiom); fig. facing one problem after another
hindsight
the latter
backward masking
hindbrain
early or late
younger generation
sometime
(coll.) stepmother
drag queen
(idiom) not want to be outdone
latter half of one's life
to bend to a task and spare no effort unto one's dying day (idiom); striving to the utmost one's whole life
Later Zhou of the Five Dynasties (951-960), centered on Shandong and Hebei, with capital at Kaifeng 開封|开封[kāi fēng]
recoil (of a gun)
to postpone
to regret; to feel remorse
the day after tomorrow
if you beat the snake without killing it, endless evils will ensue (idiom)
see 長江後浪推前浪|长江后浪推前浪[cháng jiāng hòu làng tuī qián làng]
History of Eastern Han (later Han), third of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[èr shí sì shǐ], composed by Fan Ye 范曄|范晔[fàn yè] in 445 during Song of the Southern Dynasties 南朝宋[nán cháo sòng], 120 scrolls
thinking and pondering (idiom); to turn sth over in one's mind
empress's throne
to rock one's body backward and forward
lit. warning to the following cart (idiom); don't follow the track of an overturned cart
rear view
the rear
recoil (of a gun)
to bring up the rear
the back row
person who is wise after the event
chronological
energy to continue after the initial phase of an activity
Later Zhao of the Sixteen Kingdoms (319-350)
order of priority
Houyi, mythological Chinese archer whose wife was Chang'e
after this
malign agent who manipulates from behind the scenes
luggage carrier (bicycle)
postoperative examination
fears of trouble in the rear (idiom); family worries (obstructing freedom of action)
digestif
Dairy Queen (brand)
a playoff
aftertaste
the Last Supper (in the Christian Passion story)
harem
after drinking
after liberation (i.e. after the Communist's victory)
post-rock (music genre)
attachment
see 前不著村，後不著店|前不着村，后不着店[qián bù zháo cūn , hòu bù zháo diàn]
backboard
backward somersault
after school
empress dowager
after
heaven and earth (idiom)
until death puts an end (idiom); one's whole life
from now on
future events
ultimatum
three days from now
evacuation (military)
to open the back door
Water Margin Sequel, by Chen Chen 陳忱|陈忱[chén chén]
after-effect
nature versus nurture
behind the scenes
lit. to look forward and back (idiom)
it will cause no end of trouble (idiom)
rearguard
postproduction
Cassiopeia (constellation)
There are three ways to be unfilial; having no sons is the worst. (citation from Mencius 孟子[mèng zǐ])
lit. after rain, the spring bamboo (idiom); fig. rapid new growth
back cover
three years from now
an up-and-coming youngster; new talent; a brilliant younger generation
the back of the head
military logistics
nuclear fuel reprocessing
evacuation hospital (military)
back of the head
cause and effects (idiom); entire process of development
post-traumatic
to enjoy the benefits of the hard work of one's predecessors. (idiom)
Queen Victoria (1819-1901), reigned 1837-1901
place sb on a field of death and he will fight to live (idiom based on Sunzi's \The Art of War\ 孫子兵法|孙子兵法[sūn zǐ bīng fǎ]); to fight desperately when confronting mortal danger
Later Liang of the Sixteen Kingdoms (386-403)
support
rear guard
to place after (e.g. in grammar)
reinforcement
Wei of the Northern Dynasties 386-534
after that
to banish from one's thoughts
Hanggin Rear banner or Xanggin Xoit khoshuu in Bayan Nur 巴彥淖爾|巴彦淖尔[bā yàn nào ěr], Inner Mongolia
afternoon
Houhai, a lake and the area surrounding it in central Beijing
soon after
queen bee
(military) the enemy's rear
to have qualified successors to carry on one's undertaking
lit. the rear waves of the Yangtze River drive on those before (idiom)
Chahar Right Rear banner or Caxar Baruun Garyn Xoit khoshuu in Ulaanchab 烏蘭察布|乌兰察布[wū lán chá bù], Inner Mongolia
lower back
rear wheel
Double Queen Pawn Opening
mirror showing a view to one's rear (including rearview mirror, side-view mirror, baby view mirror etc)
the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind (idiom, from Daoist classic Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[zhuāng zǐ]); to pursue a narrow gain while neglecting a greater danger
to push back (progress, the times etc)
to learn is to know one's ignorance (the Book of Rites 禮記|礼记[lǐ jì])
aftershave
afterdeck
(military) General Logistics Department
stepfather
the back; the rear; the last bit
postmodifier (grammar)
reconstruction loan provided by Great Powers to Yuan Shikai in 1913
from here on
epilogue
lit. peaceful measures before using force (idiom)
undisclosed account
metazoa
to follow closely behind sb or sth (idiom)
driving under the influence of alcohol (DUI)
Later Yan of the Sixteen Kingdoms (384-409)
walk a hundred steps after each meal and you will live a long life (proverb)
movie queen; best actress award winner
stepmother
lingering fear
in order of arrival
backstrap (of a shoe)
Coma Berenices (constellation)
behind
car rear indicator
Later Tang of the Five Dynasties (923-936)
lit. to settle accounts after autumn (idiom)
drag queen; female impersonator
Queenstown, town in New Zealand
Li Houzhu (c. 937-978), the final Southern Tang ruler (ruled 961-975) and a renowned poet
wise after the event (idiom); with hindsight, one should have predicted it
to marry after getting pregnant
descendant
to advance dauntlessly in wave upon wave (idiom)
back wing (of insect)
think again and again before acting (idiom); consider carefully in advance
lit. to enter by the back door
the straw that broke the camel’s back (idiom)
empress
economically backward
(dialect) unfinished business
(idiom) not want to be outdone
Tin Hau MTR station (Eastern District, Hong Kong Island)
to follow the past and herald the future (idiom); part of a historical transition
hereafter
to peter out
young generation
the latter two
Second Epistle of St Paul to the Thessalonians
to manipulate from behind the scenes
beauty queen
to leave oneself a way out
support group (e.g. for an election candidate)
(one moment ...,) the next ...
posterior probability (statistics)
lit. to punish those before to prevent those after (idiom); to criticize former mistakes firmly to prevent them happening again
(lit.) chest sticking to back
the back (human anatomy)
imperial wives and concubines
after; behind
lit. firing after the horse
I'm sure we'll meet again some day. (idiom)
middle of the back
Empress Dowager
latter half
to pull back (an army)
impression or feeling after visiting or watching (movies, museums etc)
Horqin Left Rear banner or Khorchin Züün Garyn Xoit khoshuu in Tongliao 通遼|通辽[tōng liáo], Inner Mongolia
too late for regrets
Second Epistle of Peter (in New Testament)
post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
Houli Township in Taichung County 臺中縣|台中县[tái zhōng xiàn], Taiwan
backstage area
see 後繼無人|后继无人[hòu jì wú rén]
to follow in other people's footsteps
from then on
The first concern is affairs of state, enjoying the pleasure comes later. Quotation from essay On Yueyang Tower 岳陽樓記|岳阳楼记 by Song writer Fan Zhongyan 范仲淹[fàn zhòng yān]
stepmother (coll.)
backward somersault
modesty leads to progress, arrogance makes you fall behind (quote of Mao Zedong)
after wine, spit out the truth
rearview mirror
lit. to fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind (idiom)
after the war
from that
to be a drag or hindrance on sb
too late for regrets (idiom); It is useless to repent after the event.
He laughs best who laughs last.
follow-up
the best part of the show is yet to come
(medicine) tenesmus
heel (part of a foot)
context
after the event
in a little while
recoilless rifle
impression of a book
after-sensation
afterthought
payment made afterwards
to meet again at unspecified date
Queen Dowager (in Europe)
grave consequence; serious repercussion
lit. settle accounts after the autumn harvest (idiom)
see 承前啟後|承前启后[chéng qián qǐ hòu]
hamstring muscle
when the mice drag a shovel, the biggest thing comes second
to take responsibility for the consequences of risky behavior; to have only oneself to blame if things go badly
after a catastrophe
late stage
car boot, trunk
to bring honor to one's ancestors and benefit future generations (idiom)
then; after that; afterwards
one is bound for good fortune after surviving a great disaster (proverb)
lit. the cart in front overturns, a warning to the following cart (idiom); fig. draw lesson from the failure of one's predecessor
later
final day
first decapitate then present your trophy (idiom); act first, report later
less advanced
posthumous
(idiom) to be a survivor of a calamity
to recoil
postmodernism
queen
velar nasal
lit. no village ahead and no inn behind (idiom)
heel
(fig.) to regret (doing sth)
behind
after tax
after this
post-traumatic stress
to lack male offspring
retroflex sound (e.g. in Mandarin zh, ch, sh, r)
after this
around
Houbi, a district in Tainan 台南|台南[tái nán], Taiwan
Horqin Left Rear banner or Khorchin Züün Garyn Xoit khoshuu in Tongliao 通遼|通辽[tōng liáo], Inner Mongolia
to trip forwards or stumble back (idiom, from Book of Songs); can't get anything right
after death
postcolonial
the pupil surpasses the master
unique
empress
to have no qualified successors to carry on one's undertaking
He laughs best who laughs last.
Second Epistle of St Paul to the Corinthians
acquired (characteristic etc)
heir
Later Han or Eastern Han dynasty (25-220)
background process (computing)
deadline
to consider past cause and future effect (idiom); to think over the past and future
the Last Supper (in the biblical Passion story)
nape
Later Jin of the Five Dynasties (936-946)
see 茶餘飯後|茶余饭后[chá yú fàn hòu]
the young will be redoubtable in the years to come (idiom)
successor
postnatal
to adjourn
Later Qin of the Sixteen Kingdoms (384-417)
back axle (of car)
post-lexical access
taillight
Second Epistle of St Paul to Timothy
Houli Township in Taichung County 臺中縣|台中县[tái zhōng xiàn], Taiwan
to fall behind
to follow everywhere
aftershave
the back door
a conflict arises close to home (idiom)
to stand back
to lag behind
the day after tomorrow
lit. trailing dust
something to be taken up later in speech or writing
postsynaptic
eumetazoa
trailing edge (of airplane wing)
the back; the rear; the last bit
(perfumery) base note
junior scholar or pupil in imperial China
behind
90s generation
back section
backend (computing)
henceforth
Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune, by Claude Debussy based on poem by Stéphane Mallarmé
backward somersault
Later Liang of the Five Dynasties (907-923)
stern (of a boat)
postposition (grammar)
to fire after the horse has bolted (idiom); to act too late to be effective
striving to be first and fearing to be last (idiom); outdoing one another
Tin Hau, Empress of Heaven, another name for the goddess Matsu 媽祖|妈祖[mā zǔ]
second half (of sporting competition)
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
anapodoton (a saying in which the second part, uttered after a pause or totally left out, is the intended meaning of the allegory presented in the first part)
consequences
afterwards
Empress Dowager Cixi or Ts'u Hsi (1835-1908), regent 1861-1908
backyard
final part
backwards
diluted earnings per share
next
post cibum (pharm.)
Later Jin dynasty (from 1616-)
post-traumatic stress disorder PTSD
rear court
opposite of 先禮後兵|先礼后兵[xiān lǐ hòu bīng]
after-sales service
to deal with the aftermath (arising from an accident)
latter half (of a decade, century etc)
there has never been and never will be another person like this (idiom)
hind legs
have a smoke after each meal and you will surpass the immortals (proverb)
regardless of what's before or after (idiom); rushing blindly into sth
final
news from behind the scenes
Houlung town in Miaoli county 苗栗縣|苗栗县[miáo lì xiàn], northwest Taiwan
postdoc
to impede
kitchen (of a restaurant or hotel etc); commercial kitchen
the pages ahead
later generations
to sway to and fro
to beat a tiger from the front door, only to have a wolf come in at the back (idiom); fig. facing one problem after another
a blade will get rusty if it is not sharpened; a man will fall behind if he doesn't study (idiom)
to come late and leave first
(medicine) sequelae