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The Chinese word houbian - 后边 - hòubiān
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Phonetic script (Hanyu Pinyin)

hòubiān

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English translations

back, behind, later on

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Chinese characters  ( houbian / hòubiān ) with pronunciation (English translation: back )

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后边 ( houbian / hòubiān ) is composed of these characters: 后 (hou) , 边 (bian)
后边 ( houbian / hòubiān ) in traditional characters
後邊
Chinese Pinyin example sentence with 后边 ( houbian / hòubiān ) ⓘWriting in Pinyin
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Xuexiao houbian you yi ge gongyuan.
Xuéxiào hòubian yǒu yī gè gōngyuán.
 – English translation: There's a park behind the school.

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side  |  also: after
后边 ( houbian / hòubiān ) belongs to the 1000 most common composed words in Chinese language (rank 963)
More words that mean back in Chinese
bèi ( 背 ), hòu ( 后 ), yǐqián ( 以前 )
More words that mean behind in Chinese
bèihòu ( 背后 ), hòu ( 后 ), hòumiàn ( 后面 ), zhīhòu ( 之后 )

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