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HSK
after / later / afterwards / following / later on / in the future
HSK 2
behind / the back / the rear / later / afterwards / (in) the future
HSK 4
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  *后* | 后* | *后
back / behind / rear / afterwards / after / later / post-
HSK 1
90s generation
people born between 1995-01-01 and 1999-12-31 / Gen Z (abbr. for 95後|95 + 00後|00)
the back; the rear; the last bit / behind; near the end; at the back / later; afterwards
HSK 3
there are three ways to be unfilial; having no sons is the worst (from Mencius 孟子)
after; behind / (at the beginning of a sentence) afterwards; since then
HSK 4
later generations
after a catastrophe / post-traumatic
from now on / in the future / time to come
HSK 6
after the event / in hindsight / in retrospect
HSK 6
the day after tomorrow / life after birth (the period in which one develops through experiences, contrasted with 先天) / acquired (not innate or congenital) / a posteriori
HSK 1
(medicine) tenesmus
military logistics
from now on / henceforward
HSK 7-9
to regret; to feel remorse
HSK 5
backstrap (of a shoe)
person who is wise after the event
to fall behind / to lag (in technology etc) / backward / to retrogress
HSK 3
logistics
HSK 7-9
to stand back / to go back (in time) / to yield / to make concessions
context / the surrounding words / same as 上下文
harem / chambers of imperial concubines
rearguard
consequences / aftermath
HSK 3
in a little while; shortly after
HSK 7-9
to enjoy the benefits of the hard work of one's predecessors. (idiom)
Houhai, a lake and the area surrounding it in central Beijing
(idiom) not want to be outdone / not content to lag behind
around / from beginning to end / all around / front and rear
HSK 3
lit. to punish those before to prevent those after (idiom); to criticize former mistakes firmly to prevent them happening again
latter half
early or late; first and last; priority / in succession; one after another
HSK 5
think again and again before acting (idiom); consider carefully in advance
to learn is to know one's ignorance (the Book of Rites 禮記|礼记)
backend (computing)
after this / afterwards / hereafter
HSK 5
then; after that; afterwards
HSK 2
grave consequence; serious repercussion
the latecomers surpass their predecessors
rear court / back garden / backyard (also fig.)
(medicine) sequelae / residual effects / (fig.) repercussions / aftermath
HSK 7-9
latter half (of a decade, century etc)
(idiom) not want to be outdone / not content to lag behind
afternoon
follow-up / (dialect) to remarry
HSK 7-9
the back (human anatomy) / the back part of sth
postdoc; postdoctoral fellow
(idiom based on Sunzi's "The Art of War" 孫子兵法|孙子兵法) to deploy one's troops in such a way that there is no possibility of retreat, so that they will fight for their lives and win the battle; to fight desperately when confronted with mortal danger; to find a way to emerge from a dire situation
afterwards; later / newly arrived
HSK 2
next / later / after that
HSK 7-9
descendant; progeny / posterity; later ages; later generations
HSK 7-9
latter half of one's life
backward
escape route / retreat route / communication lines to the rear / alternative course of action / room for maneuver
(coll.) stepmother
regardless of what's before or after (idiom); rushing blindly into sth
backstage area / behind-the-scenes supporter / (computing) back-end / background
HSK 7-9
(fig.) to regret (doing sth)
leisure time (over a cup of tea, after a meal etc)
rearview mirror (Tw)
less advanced / underdeveloped / lagging behind / the younger generation / the less experienced ones
postpartum depression
after the event
HSK 6
postnatal
reserve; backup
HSK 7-9
the rear / far behind the front line
(idiom) to have qualified successors to carry on one's undertaking
rear guard / backfield / fullback
after liberation (i.e. after the Communist's victory) / after the establishment of PRC in 1949
reconstruction loan provided by Great Powers to Yuan Shikai in 1913
rearview mirror
after this / afterwards / next
energy to continue after the initial phase of an activity / delayed effect
(idiom) to be a survivor of a calamity
the pages ahead / the following pages
support / backing
HSK 7-9
to lag behind
HSK 7-9
lit. trailing dust / fig. sb's footsteps / course in life
lit. first execute the criminal, then report it to the emperor (idiom) / fig. to take some drastic action without the prior approval of higher authorities
lingering fear / fear after the event / post-traumatic stress
cause and effects (idiom); entire process of development
(idiom) an up-and-coming youngster; new talent; a brilliant younger generation
History of Eastern Han (later Han), third of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史, composed by Fan Ye 范曄|范晔 in 445 during Song of the Southern Dynasties 南朝宋, 120 scrolls
lower back / (sports) defensive midfielder
sometime / someday (in the future)
HSK 7-9
striving to be first and fearing to be last (idiom); outdoing one another
HSK 7-9
there has never been and never will be another person like this (idiom) / never done before and unlikely to be matched in the future / peerless
hindbrain / back of the head
back door; back gate / (fig.) back-door influence; under-the-table dealings / anus / (computing) backdoor
post-rock (music genre)
to switch from arrogance to deference (idiom)
(idiom) if you beat the snake without killing it, endless evils will ensue
(military) the enemy's rear / behind enemy lines
from then on / after / afterwards / thereafter
hereafter / henceforth / in the future / from now on
HSK 2
to postpone / to defer / to delay
(idiom) there will be no end of trouble in the future

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