How to say “back” in Chinese
back, behind
“Back” in Chinese is 后, hòu: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
后 is read hòu. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “后”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 后. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 电影院在学校后边。diànyǐngyuànzàixuéxiàohòubianThe movie theater is behind the school.
- 他坐在我后面tāzuòzàiwǒhòumiànHe's sitting behind me.
- 车站在学校后面chēzhànzàixuéxiàohòumiànThe stop is behind the school.
- 我家后面有一个小花园wǒjiāhòumiànyǒuyígexiǎohuāyuánThere's a small garden behind my house.
- 下班以后你做什么？xiàbānyǐhòunǐzuòshénmeWhat do you do after work?
- 下课以后我们去喝咖啡吧xiàkèyǐhòuwǒmenqùhēkāfēibaLet's go get coffee after class.
More characters by topic — happiness, luck, strength, nature — on the page “Chinese characters with meanings”.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “back” in Chinese?
“Back” in Chinese is 后, pinyin hòu.
What does 后 mean?
后 (hòu) means “back, behind”.
How do you write 后?
后 is 1 character. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 后?
后 is read hòu. Tones: hòu — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“back” in the lesson “How do I get there?”
This word is from the topic “Around the city” of HSK 1. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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