How to say “descendants” in Chinese
descendants, future generations
“Descendants” in Chinese is 后人, hòu rén: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
后人 is read hòu rén: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
A picture of a walking person: two legs.
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 “后人”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 后人. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 这是祖先留给后人的遗产。zhèshìzǔxiānliúgěihòuréndeyíchǎnThis is the heritage our ancestors left to future generations.
- 后人为了纪念他修建了这座塔hòurénwèilejìniàntā,xiūjiànlezhèzuòtǎTo honor his memory, later generations built this pagoda.
More words from the lesson “Origins: where it all began”
Look up another word in the Chinese–English dictionary: in English, in pinyin or in characters.
Frequently asked questions
How do you say “descendants” in Chinese?
“Descendants” in Chinese is 后人, pinyin hòurén.
What does 后人 mean?
后人 (hòurén) means “descendants, future generations”.
How do you write 后人?
后人 is 2 characters: 后 (hòu) — behind, after; 人 (rén) — person. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 后人?
后人 is read hòurén. Tones: hòu — fourth tone, rén — second tone. The page has an audio recording.
“descendants” in the lesson “Origins: where it all began”
This word is from the topic “China’s history and traditions” of HSK 6. 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.
Start for free