后果
HSK 3 (2021)Old HSK 5
后果 (hòuguǒ) · consequence
后果 (hòuguǒ) means “consequence”. It is written with 2 characters: 后 (behind) + 果 (fruit). It is an HSK 3 word in the 2021 standard.
How 后果 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
果 guǒ · fruit
What 果 is made of
- 田tián — field
- 木mù — tree
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 八bā — eight
- 十 — ten
Origin hint: Fruit 田 growing on a tree 木 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
你想过后果吗？Nǐ xiǎng guo hòuguǒ ma?Have you thought about the consequences?
这样做会有不好的后果。Zhèyàng zuò huì yǒu bù hǎo de hòuguǒ.Doing this will have bad consequences.
Questions about 后果
What does 后果 mean?
后果 (hòuguǒ) means “consequence”.
How do you pronounce 后果?
后果 is pronounced hòuguǒ.
Which HSK level is 后果?
后果 is in HSK 3 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
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
- 后面hòumianbehind
- 后年hòuniánthe year after next
Learn 后果 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 97: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.