后面hòu miànbehind; near the end; at the back
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.
behind; near the end; at the backnoun
- 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?
How is 后面 used in a conversation?
- Speaker A:
你住在哪儿?
Nǐ zhù zài nǎr?
Where do you live?
- Speaker B:
我住在学校后面。
Wǒ zhù zài xuéxiào hòumiàn.
I live behind the school.
- Speaker A:
真的吗?我也住在那儿。
Zhēn de ma? Wǒ yě zhù zài nàr.
Really? I live there too.
- Speaker B:
那我们可以一起回家。
Nà wǒmen kěyǐ yìqǐ huí jiā.
Then we can go home together.
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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.