Kilo Lingo

(hòu miàn) - behind, at the back in Mandarin

hòumiàn

Traditional: 後面

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Translation

behind, at the back

Word origin

后面 means 'behind, at the back': 后 (hòu, 'behind') plus 面 (miàn, 'face, side, surface'). 面 was originally a pictograph of a face within an outline.

Origin
compound
Root
后 (hòu, behind) + 面 (miàn, side/face)

Stroke order

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Examples

He is standing behind me.

Please sit at the back.

There's a park behind the school.

The school is behind the park.

I sit behind the driver.

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This word is part of lesson 14.