后面 hòumiàn▶ phía sau

Stroke order

后面 is written in 15 strokes across 2 characters.

• 后 — 6 strokes
• 面 — 9 strokes

Senses

1. the back; the rear; the last bit
2. behind; near the end; at the back
3. later; afterwards

Example sentences

• 饭店在后面。Fàndiàn zài hòumiàn.The restaurant is behind.
• 我在你后面。Wǒ zài nǐ hòumiàn.I am behind you.

Related words

• 前面phía trước; mặt trước
• 面条mì
• 最后Cuối cùng, kéo dài
• 后来sau này
• 然后Sau đó; rồi thì
• 见面gặp

后面 is pronounced hòumiàn and means “phía sau”. It is part of the HSK 1 word list, a level of China’s Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi proficiency exam. Knowing what 后面 means when you see it is a weaker kind of knowing than being able to summon it; only the second survives a real conversation. LexiTrail spaces your reviews so each one lands when it will do the most work.