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身后

shēn hòu

2-character word Traditional 身後

What 身后 means

1. the time after one's death
2. a place behind sb
3. (fig.) one's social background

The characters in 身后

• 身shēnbody; life; oneself
• 后hòuempress; queen; (archaic) monarch

Example sentences

• 瞧你身后。
  Look behind you.
• 在他们身后的男人正在弹钢琴。
  Zài tāmen shēnhòu de nánrén zhèngzài tán gāngqín.
  The man behind them is playing the piano.
• 汤姆鬼鬼祟祟地遛近了玛丽身后。
  Tāngmǔ guǐguǐsuìsuì de liū jìn le Mǎlì shēnhòu.
  Tom sneaked up behind Mary.
• 汤姆鬼鬼祟祟地溜近了玛丽身后。
  Tom sneaked up behind Mary.
• 我跟汤姆问好的时候，他躲在他妈妈身后。
  Tom hid behind his mom when I said "hi" to him.
• 我跟汤姆说“你好”的时候，他藏在他妈妈身后。
  Wǒ gēn Tāngmǔ shuō "nǐhǎo " de shíhou, tā cáng zài tā māma shēnhòu.
  Tom hid behind his mom when I said "hi" to him.

Words starting with 身后

• 身后事shēn hòu shìmatters to attend to after sb's death (esp. funeral arrangements)

Sounds the same

Read shēn hòu, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 深厚deep; profound