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稍后

shāohòu

later; shortly afterwards

A person waits on a bench next to a large clock
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Characters in this word

稍 shāo

Strokes
12
Radical
禾 — cereal, grain, rice
Made of
禾 cereal, grain, rice 肖 to resemble, to look like
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts

后 hòu

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

Example phrases

  • 请稍后再提交申请,系统正在更新审批流程。 Qǐng shāohòu zài tíjiāo shēnqǐng, xìtǒng zhèngzài gēngxīn shěnpī liúchéng. Please submit the application later; the system is updating the approval process.
  • 我现在不方便接电话,请稍后打过来。 Wǒ xiànzài bù fāngbiàn jiē diànhuà, qǐng shāohòu dǎ guòlái. It's inconvenient for me to answer the phone now, please call back later.
  • 会议稍后开始,大家先坐下喝杯茶。 Huìyì shāohòu kāishǐ, dàjiā xiān zuòxià hē bēi chá. The meeting will start shortly; everyone, sit down and have a cup of tea first.

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