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后头

hòutou

Description

"后头"是说话时常用的词,意思是在东西或人的后面。

"后头" is a commonly used word in speech, meaning behind something or someone.

它也可以指以后的时间,比如"这事后头再说"。

It can also refer to a later time, for example, "We'll talk about this 后头."

Meanings

后头hòutou

behind; at the back

他站在我后头。

He is standing behind me.

后头hòutou

later; afterwards

这件事后头再说。

Let's talk about this matter later.

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Notes

  • Nuance

    "后头" is more colloquial than the neutral "后面", common in spoken Chinese.

  • Etymology

    后 (back/after) + 头 (a common place/direction suffix).

In videos

“如果你是比别人相对来说落在后头的”

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