后来

后来
hòulái

afterwards; later

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MEANING2 meanings

MEANING

  1. adverb

    afterwards; later

    时间在过去之后;在前面的事情发生以后shíjiān zài guòqù zhī hòu; zài qiánmiàn de shìqing fāshēng yǐhòu

    • We met again later.

  2. adverb

    newly arrived

    在之前的时间以后;随后发生的事情zài zhīqián de shíjiān yǐhòu;suíhòu fāshēng de shìqing

    • He didn't arrive until later.

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解字

CHARACTER ANALYSIS
  • (mouth; door)RADICAL
  • (behind; empress (figuratively—one who rules from behind))ASSOCIATIVE

A mouth giving orders from behind the golden throne is the authority of an empress.

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