(hòu miàn) - behind, at the back in Mandarin
hòumiànTraditional: 後面
HSK 1
#675 of 5,000 Core 1000
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
后
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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