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CHINESE DICTIONARY ENTRY
身后
the time after one's death
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DEFINITIONS & USAGE
Meaning and common use
01
the time after one's death
02
a place behind sb
03
(fig.) one's social background
REAL CORPUS EXAMPLES
How 身后 actually appears in real sentences.
These sentences are copied from the Tatoeba corpus, so they are real usage rather than generated text. 身后 appears in 5 of the 89,190 sentences we searched.
The man behind them is playing the piano.
Tom sneaked up behind Mary.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS
Words that keep company with 身后.
Counted from the same corpus: the word that most often comes directly before, and directly after, 身后.
Directly before
- 你身后2
- 他们身后1
- 玛丽身后1
- 妈妈身后1
Directly after
- 身后的2
ABOUT THIS ENTRY
Where this entry comes from
The HSK level, part of speech, and pronunciation come from the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus. The English definitions come from CC-CEDICT. Corpus sentences, collocations, and the frequency figure come from the Tatoeba Chinese sentence export and are counted rather than written, so nothing on this page is invented. Usage notes and the hand-written examples that appear higher up exist only for a handful of entries.
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Vocabulary levels and parts of speech from the HSK 3.1 syllabus. This compiled dictionary is shared under the same CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
COMMON QUESTIONS
About 身后
What does 身后 mean in Chinese?
身后 (shēnhòu) means the time after one's death.
How do you pronounce 身后?
身后 is pronounced shēnhòu.
Is 身后 an HSK word?
身后 is on the list of the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus.
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