后者
hòuzhě
the latter
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Example phrases
- 效率和公平都很重要，但在这项政策中，后者更需要被优先考虑。 Xiàolǜ hé gōngpíng dōu hěn zhòngyào, dàn zài zhè xiàng zhèngcè zhōng, hòuzhě gèng xūyào bèi yōuxiān kǎolǜ. Efficiency and fairness are both important, but in this policy, the latter needs to be prioritised more.
- 茶和咖啡我都喜欢，不过早上我更喜欢后者。 Chá hé kāfēi wǒ dōu xǐhuan, búguò zǎoshang wǒ gèng xǐhuan hòuzhě. I like both tea and coffee, but in the morning I prefer the latter.
- 坐火车和坐飞机都可以，后者更快，前者更便宜。 Zuò huǒchē hé zuò fēijī dōu kěyǐ, hòuzhě gèng kuài, qiánzhě gèng piányi. Both the train and the plane are fine; the latter is faster, the former cheaper.
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