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后边

hòubian

back, behind

HSK 1 · Topic “Where is it?” Position & direction
back, behind
Memory picture

Characters in this word

后 hòu

Strokes
6
Radical
口 — mouth
Made of
𠂋 cliff 口 mouth

边 biān

Strokes
5
Radical
辶 — to walk
Made of
辶 to walk 力 strength, power
How it's built
Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
More about the character 边

Example phrases

  • 后边有一个医院。 Hòubian yǒu yí gè yīyuàn. There's a hospital at the back.
  • 我家后边是学校。 Wǒ jiā hòubian shì xuéxiào. Behind my house is a school.
  • 后边有一只猫。 Hòubian yǒu yì zhī māo. There's a cat behind.
  • 他坐在你后边。 Tā zuò zài nǐ hòubian. He's sitting behind you.
  • 车站在学校后边。 Chēzhàn zài xuéxiào hòubian. The station is behind the school.
  • 门后边有他的书包。 Mén hòubian yǒu tā de shūbāo. His backpack is behind the door.
  • 书店后边是什么? Shūdiàn hòubian shì shénme? What's behind the bookstore?
  • 老师在你们后边吗? Lǎoshī zài nǐmen hòubian ma? Is the teacher behind you?
  • 我们从后边进去。 Wǒmen cóng hòubian jìnqù. Let's go in from the back.
  • 他站在后边等我们。 Tā zhàn zài hòubian děng wǒmen. He's standing at the back waiting for us.

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