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后者

後者
hòuzhě
noun HSK 7 #10,047

Meanings

  1. 1 the latter

Examples

前者容易，后者困难。
Qiánzhě róngyì, hòuzhě kùnnan.
The former is easy, the latter is difficult.
比起前者，我更喜欢后者。
Bǐqǐ qiánzhě, wǒ gèng xǐhuan hòuzhě.
Compared to the former, I prefer the latter.

Tips

grammar
Always used in contrast with 前者 (qiánzhě, the former). These are formal discourse markers used in essays and speeches.

Stroke Order

后 hòu
者 zhě