后代
Old HSK 6
后代 (hòudài) · later generations
后代 (hòudài) means “later generations; descendants”. It is written with 2 characters: 后 (behind) + 代 (on behalf of). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 后代 is built
The characters
后 hòu · behind
What 后 is made of
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
代 dài · on behalf of
What 代 is made of
- 亻rén — person
- 弋yì — to catch
Origin hint: A man 亻 caught 弋 by the passing of time (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
我们要为后代保护环境。Wǒmen yào wèi hòudài bǎohù huánjìng.We must protect the environment for future generations.
他是一位名人的后代。Tā shì yí wèi míngrén de hòudài.He is a descendant of a famous person.
Questions about 后代
What does 后代 mean?
后代 (hòudài) means “later generations; descendants”.
How do you pronounce 后代?
后代 is pronounced hòudài.
Which HSK level is 后代?
后代 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 后边hòubianbehind
- 后天hòutiānday after tomorrow
- 最后zuìhòulast
- 后来hòuláilater
- 今后jīnhòufrom now on
- 然后ránhòuthen
- 以后yǐhòuafter
- 背后bèihòubehind
- 后果hòuguǒconsequence
- 后面hòumianbehind
Learn 后代 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 78: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.