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后者 (hòu zhě) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 6

后者 (hòu zhě) is a Chinese word: the latter. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 后者

名 míng noun

the latter

我喜欢猫和狗,但更喜欢后者。

wǒ xǐ huan māo hé gǒu dàn gèng xǐ huan hòu zhě

I like cats and dogs, but I prefer the latter.

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Word breakdown

后 hòu — latter, later, after

者 zhě — one (nominalizing particle)

Structure & writing
1 后 hòu — later; occurring at a later time (opposite of 先/前)

后 is not used as a component in any other character.

后 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.

Stroke order

2 者 zhě — particle after adjectives or verbs indicating a person or thing with that quality or doing that action
者 is a component in 13 characters

consists of

2.2 日 rì — the sun
日 is a component in 67 characters
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Stroke order