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后面hòu miànbehind; near the end; at the back

HSK 2word

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后面 (hòu miàn) means "behind; near the end; at the back" or "later; afterwards." It appears in 我家后面有一个公园。 (There is a park behind my home.) and 这个问题我们后面再说。 (We'll talk about this question later.) In the dialogue, A asks where B lives, B says behind the school, and A says A lives there too.

What does 后面 mean?

  1. 1.

    behind; near the end; at the backnoun

  2. 2.

    later; afterwardsnoun

What do the characters in 后面 mean?

  • 后back
  • 面side

How do you use 后面?

See it in 我家后面 (behind my home) and 后面再说 (talk about it later).

What are some examples of 后面 in a sentence?

  1. 我家后面有一个公园。

    Wǒ jiā hòumiàn yǒu yí ge gōngyuán.

    There is a park behind my home.

  2. 这个问题我们后面再说。

    Zhège wèntí wǒmen hòumiàn zàishuō.

    We'll talk about this question later.

How is 后面 used in a conversation?

  1. Speaker A:

    你住在哪儿?

    Nǐ zhù zài nǎr?

    Where do you live?

  2. Speaker B:

    我住在学校后面。

    Wǒ zhù zài xuéxiào hòumiàn.

    I live behind the school.

  3. Speaker A:

    真的吗?我也住在那儿。

    Zhēn de ma? Wǒ yě zhù zài nàr.

    Really? I live there too.

  4. Speaker B:

    那我们可以一起回家。

    Nà wǒmen kěyǐ yìqǐ huí jiā.

    Then we can go home together.

Can you use 后面 correctly?

0 of 3 answered
  1. 1.Fill in the blank (behind): 我家___有一个公园。 (There is a park behind my home.)
  2. 2.What does 这个问题我们后面再说。 mean?
  3. 3.Which word means "behind"?

What should you learn next?

English glosses on this page are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG (snapshot 2026-10-23), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Glosses were edited for learners.