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HSK
the back; the rear; the last bit / behind; near the end; at the back / later; afterwards
HSK 3
afterwards; later / newly arrived
HSK 2
consequences / aftermath
HSK 3
the back; the rear; the last bit / behind; near the end; at the back / later; afterwards
HSK 1
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  *後* | 後* | *後
back / behind / rear / afterwards / after / later / post-
HSK 1
the year after next
HSK 3
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
behind / the back / the rear / later / afterwards / (in) the future
HSK 4
to regret; to feel remorse
HSK 5
descendant
HSK 7-9
backstage area / behind-the-scenes supporter / (computing) back-end / background
HSK 7-9
trunk / boot (of a car)
HSK 7-9
to recoil; to draw back; to fall back; to retreat
HSK 7-9
support / backing
HSK 7-9
later generation
HSK 7-9
reserve; backup
HSK 7-9
logistics
HSK 7-9
Houbi, a district in Tainan 台南, Taiwan
fears of trouble in the rear (idiom); family worries (obstructing freedom of action) / worries about the future consequences / often in negative expressions, meaning "no worries about anything"
HSK 7-9
Houhai, a lake and the area surrounding it in central Beijing
descendant; progeny / posterity; later ages; later generations
HSK 7-9
follow-up / (dialect) to remarry
HSK 7-9
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
the latter
HSK 7-9
(idiom) to have qualified successors to carry on one's undertaking
undisclosed account / to settle matters later / to blame sb after the event
backyard / imperial harem / (slang) anus
acquired (characteristic etc)
(medicine) sequelae / residual effects / (fig.) repercussions / aftermath
HSK 7-9
rear court / back garden / backyard (also fig.)
the kitchen area of a restaurant
too late for regrets (idiom); It is useless to repent after the event.
less advanced / underdeveloped / lagging behind / the younger generation / the less experienced ones
late stage / later period
HSK 7-9
lit. trailing dust / fig. sb's footsteps / course in life
young generation / youth / young man
to come late and leave first / last in, first out (LIFO)
the rear / far behind the front line
lower back / (sports) defensive midfielder
final part / rear / back end / final segment / the following section / last paragraph
(perfumery) base note
back door; back gate / (fig.) back-door influence; under-the-table dealings / anus / (computing) backdoor
I'm sure we'll meet again some day. (idiom) / Hope to see you again.
car rear indicator
hindsight
energy to continue after the initial phase of an activity / delayed effect
latter half (of a decade, century etc)
taillight
(idiom) an up-and-coming youngster; new talent; a brilliant younger generation
rear wheel
Later Jin dynasty (from 1616-) / Manchu Khanate or kingdom that took over as Qing dynasty in 1644
lingering fear / fear after the event / post-traumatic stress
successor / to take up a position subsequently as ... / (attributive) future; subsequent
back seat / pillion
second half (of sporting competition)
afterthought / reflection after an event / a review (of a movie etc)
after-sensation / after-impression
hindbrain / back of the head
(idiom) there will be no end of trouble in the future
back section
trailing edge (of airplane wing)
metadata (Tw)
rearguard
stepmother
to realize in hindsight; to realize belatedly; to be late to the party
lit. warning to the following cart (idiom); don't follow the track of an overturned cart / fig. draw lesson from the failure of one's predecessor / learn from past mistake / once bitten twice shy
harem / chambers of imperial concubines
support group (e.g. for an election candidate) / fan club
back wing (of insect)
to pull back (an army) / to retreat
to meet again at unspecified date / meeting postponed indefinitely
the young will be redoubtable in the years to come (idiom) / the younger generations will surpass us in time
Later Han or Eastern Han dynasty (25-220) / Later Han of the Five Dynasties (947-950)
evacuation hospital (military)
backend (computing)
back axle (of car)
postposition (grammar)
stepmother (coll.)
too late for regrets
stern (of a boat)
the back (human anatomy) / the back part of sth
latter half of one's life
heir / descendant / posterity
recoil (of a gun) / backlash
defensive position (in chess) / room for maneuver; a way of escape
Later Qin of the Sixteen Kingdoms (384-417)
nape
(coll.) stepmother
the back row (in a theater etc); the rear seats (in a vehicle)
postmodernism
postposition / suffix / word placed after
backyard garden
younger generation
Gotō (Japanese surname)
the day after tomorrow
latter half
recoil (of a gun) / backlash / reactive force
postcolonial
back cover / shell (of crab etc)

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