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1. Wife or mother of Ruler/King/Emperor
- 王后 (wáng hòu) Queen (Ruler/King's wife) – not to be confused with 女王 (nǚ wáng) Queen Literal. Female ruler；皇后 (huáng hòu) Empress (Emperor's wife)
- 母后 (mǔ hòu) Mother (of the Emperor) – addressed by the Emperor himself and his imperial siblings
- 皇太后 (huáng tài hòu) Emperor's mother
后 後
2. Subsequent / After / Back Antonym. 6.19 先
- 后悔 (hòu hǔi) Regrets Literal. Subsequent remorse
- 后知后觉 (hòu zhī hòu júe) On hindsight / In retrospect Literal. Subsequent awareness, subsequent emotions
- 后现代主义 (hòu xiàn dài zhǔ yì) Post-modernism Literal. After Modernism
- 幕后 (mù hòu) Behind-the-scene Literal. Curtain's back
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后妈 (hòu mā) or 后母 (hòu mǔ) Step-mother Literal. Subsequent mother
- 后父 (hòu fù) Step-father Literal. Subsequent father
80后 (bā líng hòu) The generation born in 1980 and after
- 90后 (jǐu líng hòu) The generation born in 1990 and after