后事

後事

hòushì

noun #19,515

Meanings

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

Characters

Examples

HSK 7-9

他临终前交代了后事。

Tā línzhōng qián jiāodài le hòushì.

He gave instructions about his funeral arrangements before passing.

HSK 7-9

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