Meaning of 后者
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
hòuzhě
- the latter
后者 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
独立的句子和文章中的句子的区别在于后者具备上下文。
The difference between a standalone sentence and a sentence in the middle of an essay is that the latter has context.
实践和理论同样重要,但我们倾向于重视后者而忽略前者。
Practice is as important as theory, but we are apt to value the latter and despise the former.
比起歌舞伎,我更喜欢能乐表演,因为我觉得后者比前者优雅。
I prefer Noh to Kabuki because I find the former to be more elegant than the latter.
Stroke order for each character
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后 hòu · back · 6 strokes
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者 zhě · one who ... · 8 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 后者.
| 最后 | zuìhòu | final; last; ultimate; finally; in the end |
| 后天 | hòutiān | the day after tomorrow; life after birth (the period in which one develops through experie |
| 后边 | hòubian | the back; the rear; the last bit; behind; near the end; at the back |
| 然后 | ránhòu | then; after that; afterwards |
| 或者 | huòzhě | or; possibly; maybe; perhaps |
| 以后 | yǐhòu | after; later |
| 后来 | hòulái | afterwards; later; newly arrived |
| 今后 | jīnhòu | hereafter; henceforth |
| 后面 | hòumiàn | the back; the rear; the last bit; behind; near the end; at the back |
| 记者 | jìzhě | reporter; journalist |
| 背后 | bèihòu | behind; at the back |
| 后果 | hòuguǒ | consequences; aftermath |
Questions about 后者
What does 后者 mean?
后者 (hòuzhě) means "the latter" and is used as a noun.
How do you write 后者?
后者 is made of 2 characters: 后 (6 strokes), 者 (8 strokes). That is 14 strokes in total.
Is 后者 an HSK word?
Yes. 后者 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 后者 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 后者 is written 後者.