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Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

身后 [shēnhòu]
  1. 1. after one's death

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

身后 [shēnhòu]
  1. 1. 身体的后边;个人的社会背景
    身后有人撑腰。
  2. 2. 指人死后

Examples

浮名身后有谁知?
After death who remembers an empty name?
这条狗紧紧跟随在主人身后
The dog followed closely behind his master.
两位宫女在皇帝身后手持宫扇。
Two maids are standing behind the Emperor with a round fan in their hands.
他一生命运乖舛,不过在身后留下了好名声。
Though his life was full of frustration, he had a good name in the world after he passed away.
我突然听到身后有自行车的铃声。
Suddenly, I heard the ring of a bike from behind.
小船在苇荡中穿梭,转眼就把敌人甩在了身后
The little boat shuttled into the reed marshes, and got rid of the enemy in the twinkling of an eye.
在决赛中,王军霞把对手远远甩在了身后
In the final contest, Wangjunxia left her opponents far behind.
身后
回首一望,敌骑已追至身后
孩子怕生,老躲在奶奶身后

Word Decomposition


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