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Chinese
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back; behind; rear back; behind; rear; afterwards; after; later |
substitute; replace; generation substitute; replace; generation; dynasty; geological era; era; age; period |
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後
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代
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| simp. (后代)
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后
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代
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Pronunciation
Noun
後代
- descendants; progeny; offspring
- 子孫後代／子孙后代 ― zǐsūn hòudài ― future generations
- later ages
- (biology) progeny
Synonyms
- 下輩／下辈 (xiàbèi)
- 仔孫／仔孙 (zai2 syun1) (Cantonese)
- 兒孫／儿孙 (érsūn)
- 囝孫／囝孙 (Min)
- 子孫／子孙 (zǐsūn)
- 子胤 (zǐyìn) (literary)
- 孫子／孙子 (literary)
- 後人／后人 (hòurén)
- 後嗣／后嗣 (hòusì)
- 後生／后生 (hòushēng) (literary)
- 後裔／后裔 (hòuyì)
- 根 (gēn) (figurative)
- 緒餘／绪余 (xùyú) (literary)
- 苗 (miáo) (literary, or in compounds)
- 遺裔／遗裔 (yíyì) (literary)
- 餘緒／余绪 (yúxù) (literary)
Adjective
後代
- (of a person) from a later generation