Radical:

meaning for hòu:

  • - back
  • - behind
  • - rear
  • - afterwards
  • - after
  • - later
  • - post-
  • - empress
  • - queen
  • - (archaic) monarch
  • - rulerafterwards
  • - following
  • - later
  • - afterfinal
  • - last
  • - finally
  • - ultimateafter
  • - later
  • - afterwards
  • - following
  • - later on
  • - in the futureafterwards
  • - laterafter
  • - then (afterwards)
  • - after that
  • - afterwards

bànnián半年
hòu
huílai回来

He will come back after half a year.


zhuǎnwān转弯
hòu
zuǒbian左边
jiùshì就是
xuéxiào学校

The school is on the left after the turn.


qíngtiān晴天
hòu
de
kōngqì空气
géwài格外
qīngxīn清新

The air is especially fresh after a sunny day.


bǎocān饱餐
hòu
chī
tián
mántou馒头
zhēnshi真是
tài
měihǎo美好
le

Eating a sweet steamed bun after a full meal is so wonderful.


shōudào收到
fēng
diànzǐyóujiàn电子邮件
hòu
huífù回复
le

After receiving that email, I replied with an email to him.