最后
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最后 (zuìhòu) · last
最后 (zuìhòu) means “last; finally”. It is written with 2 characters: 最 (most) + 后 (behind). It is an HSK 3 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 最后 is built
The characters
最 zuì · most
What 最 is made of
- 日rì — sun; day
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 取qǔ — to take
- 耳ěr — ear
- 二 — two strokes
- 又yòu — and
- 耳ěr — ear
Origin hint: To take place 取 under the sun 日 (that is, everywhere) (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
后 hòu · behind
What 后 is made of
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 冂 — frame
Example sentences
他最后一个到。Tā zuìhòu yī gè dào.He was the last to arrive.
最后，我们去饭馆吃了饭。Zuìhòu, wǒmen qù fànguǎn chī le fàn.Finally, we went to a restaurant to eat.
Questions about 最后
What does 最后 mean?
最后 (zuìhòu) means “last; finally”.
How do you pronounce 最后?
最后 is pronounced zuìhòu.
Which HSK level is 最后?
最后 is in HSK 3 (exam 2025) and HSK 1 (2021) and Old HSK 3.
Related words
- 最好zuìhǎobest
- 最近zuìjìnrecently
- 最初zuìchūat first
- 最终zuìzhōngfinal
- 最zuìmost
- 后边hòubianbehind
- 后天hòutiānday after tomorrow
- 后来hòuláilater
- 今后jīnhòufrom now on
- 然后ránhòuthen
Learn 最后 with its group
It is part of HSK 1 (2021) · Group 45: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.