在后

在後

zàihòu

phrase

Meanings

1 behind
2 at the back
3 in the rear

Characters

Examples

HSK 4

重要的话留在后面说。

Zhòngyào de huà liú zài hòumiàn shuō.

The important words are saved for later (literally: kept behind to say).

HSK 6

队长在前，士兵在后。

Duìzhǎng zài qián, shìbīng zàihòu.

The captain is in front, the soldiers are behind.

Tips

grammar

在后 = 在 (at) + 后 (back). Often paired with 在前 (zài qián, "in front") in contrastive constructions: 大的在前，小的在后. Modern speech usually adds 面/边: 在后面, 在后边.

Stroke Order

在 zài

后 hòu