后事

後事

hòushì

noun #19,515

Meanings

1 funeral arrangements
2 what happens next
3 aftermath
4 future events

Characters

Examples

他临终前交代了后事。

Tā línzhōng qián jiāodài le hòushì.

He gave instructions about his funeral arrangements before passing.

欲知后事如何，且听下回分解。

Yù zhī hòushì rúhé, qiě tīng xiàhuí fēnjiě.

If you want to know what happens next, stay tuned for the next chapter.

Tips

usage

后事 has two main meanings: (1) funeral/burial arrangements (料理后事 = handle funeral affairs), and (2) in traditional novels, 'what happens next' (欲知后事如何 = to learn what happens next).

Stroke Order

后 hòu

事 shì