后人
hòurén
later generations, people of later times
Characters in this word
人 rén
- Strokes
- 2
- Radical
- 人 — man, person
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
Example phrases
- 这座古桥虽然历经风雨，却为后人留下了宝贵的建筑经验。 Zhè zuò gǔqiáo suīrán lìjīng fēngyǔ, què wèi hòurén liúxià le bǎoguì de jiànzhù jīngyàn. Although this ancient bridge has endured many hardships, it has left valuable architectural experience for later generations.
- 古人把故事写进书里，是想讲给后人听。 Gǔrén bǎ gùshi xiě jìn shū lǐ, shì xiǎng jiǎng gěi hòurén tīng. The ancients wrote stories into books to tell them to later generations.
- 爷爷常说，前人栽树，后人乘凉。 Yéye cháng shuō, qiánrén zāi shù, hòurén chéngliáng. Grandpa often says: those before plant the trees, those after enjoy the shade.
Related words
- 后 hòu behind, after
- 后边 hòubian back, behind
- 后天 hòutiān the day after tomorrow
- 最后 zuìhòu last; finally
- 后来 hòulái later; afterward
- 今后 jīnhòu from now on; in the future
- 然后 ránhòu then; after that
- 以后 yǐhòu later; after
- 背后 bèihòu behind; behind one's back
- 后果 hòuguǒ consequences
- 后面 hòumiàn behind; the back
- 后年 hòunián the year after next