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身后 meaning in English

shēnhòu

the time after one's death; a place behind sb

Traditional 身後13 strokes

Meaning of 身后

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

shēnhòu
  1. the time after one's death
  2. a place behind sb
  3. (fig.) one's social background

身后 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

我wǒ跟gēn汤tāng姆mǔ问wèn好hǎo的de时shí候hòu，他tā躲duǒ在zài他tā妈mā妈mā身shēn后hòu。
Tom hid behind his mom when I said "hi" to him.
在zài他tā们men身shēn后hòu的de男nán人rén正zhèng在zài弹tán钢gāng琴qín。
The man behind them is playing the piano.
瞧qiáo你nǐ身shēn后hòu。
Look behind you.
汤tāng姆mǔ鬼guǐ鬼guǐ祟suì祟suì地dì溜liū近jìn了le玛mǎ丽lì身shēn后hòu。
Tom sneaked up behind Mary.

Stroke order for each character

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身 shēn · body · 7 strokes

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后 hòu · back · 6 strokes

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Related words

Words that share a character with 身后.

最后zuìhòufinal; last; ultimate; finally; in the end
身上shēnshangon the body; at hand
身体shēntǐthe body; one's health
后天hòutiānthe day after tomorrow; life after birth (the period in which one develops through experie
后边hòubianthe back; the rear; the last bit; behind; near the end; at the back
然后ránhòuthen; after that; afterwards
以后yǐhòuafter; later
身边shēnbiānat one's side; on hand
后来hòuláiafterwards; later; newly arrived
全身quánshēnthe whole body; (typography) em
今后jīnhòuhereafter; henceforth
后面hòumiànthe back; the rear; the last bit; behind; near the end; at the back

Questions about 身后

What does 身后 mean?

身后 (shēnhòu) means "the time after one's death; a place behind sb".

How do you write 身后?

身后 is made of 2 characters: 身 (7 strokes), 后 (6 strokes). That is 13 strokes in total.

How is 身后 written in traditional Chinese?

In traditional characters, 身后 is written 身後.