后者

hòu zhě

HSK 3.0 Level 6 Noun Uncommon

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1. the latter

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Word relationships

Antonyms

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• 前者 qián zhě 前者 qián zhě the former 对比两个事物时，前者指前一个，后者指后一个: the former

Usage notes

Collocations

常用于“前者...，后者...”结构，对比前文提到的两个事物。

Common mistakes

不要混淆“后者”和“后面的人”，前者仅用于对比语境中指代后一个选项。

Example Sentences

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足球和篮球我都喜欢，前者更快， 后者 更高。

I like both football and basketball; the former is faster, the latter is taller.

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Child Words of 后者

• 后 后 hòu: empress
• 者 者 zhě: (after a verb or adjective) one who (is) ...