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后面

hòu mian

Old HSK 1 HSK 3.0 level 2 2-character word Traditional 後面

后面 (hòu mian) means "the back; the rear; the last bit". It is an HSK 3.0 level 2 word, and was HSK 1 in the old six-level list.

What 后面 means

1. the back; the rear; the last bit
2. behind; near the end; at the back
3. later; afterwards

The characters in 后面

• 后hòuempress; queen; (archaic) monarch
• 面miànface; side; surface

Example sentences

• 我在他后面。
  I'm behind him.
• 退到绳子后面。
  Stand back from the rope.
• 我就在你后面。
  I was right behind you.
• 谁躲在帘子后面？
  Shéi duǒ zài liánzi hòumiàn?
  Who is hiding behind the curtain?
• 汤姆站在我后面。
  Tom stood behind me.
• 周四后面是周五。
  After Thursday, it's Friday.

Where 后面 is taught

In the GraphChinese course it is part of Location Words (HSK 1), each one a topic in the dependency graph of HSK 1–6 that opens only once its prerequisites are solid.

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