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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

后面 [hòumiɑn]
  1. 1. noun back
  2. 2. adverb later

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

后面 [hòumiɑn]
  1. 1. at the back; in the rear; behind; back; hind
    后面还有座位。
    There are vacant seats at the back.
  2. 2. later
    这个问题我后面还要讲。
    I'll come back to this question later.

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

后面 [hòumiɑn]
  1. 1. 名 背后的一面；后方的某一位置
    背心后面印着字
    他家院子的后面有一片树林。
  2. 2. 名 空间的次序或位置靠近末尾的部分
    你的座位在后面
    后面的别往前挤。
  3. 3. 名 晚于现时的时间；以后
    先解决主要问题，其他问题后面再谈。
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Examples

一后面是三，三后面是五，以此类推，九后面应该是几？
Three comes after one, five comes after three, and so on, what's after nine?
他脚上打了泡，掉在后面了。
He got blisters on his feet, so he lagged behind.
文件后面附加两项说明。
The document has two explanatory notes attached to it.
落在后面的人赶上来了。
Those who lagged behind have caught up.
他每次出门，后面总有一大批跟随。
Whenever he goes out, he always has a whole entourage following him.
这个问题我后面还要讲。
I'll come back to this question later.
他从后面悄悄爬过来，缴了那人的械。
He crept up from behind and managed to disarm the man.
小偷往街上跑，警察在后面紧追。
The thief ran down the street with a policeman in hot pursuit.
谁也不愿意落在后面。
No one likes to lag behind.
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Word Decomposition

后
[hòu] 		+ 面
[miàn]

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