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

hòumiàn

Traditional: 後面

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Translation

behind, at the back

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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

Stroke order for 后

后

Stroke order for 面

面

Examples

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He is standing behind me.

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Please sit at the back.

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There's a park behind the school.

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The school is behind the park.

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I sit behind the driver.

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This word is taught in chapter 9, lesson 8: 后面, 为何, 留在 and 7 more words.