created sense approved 后来/後來 · hòulái · afterwards — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
后来 / 後來
hòulái
afterwards
Describes a time after a specific point in the past; later on; subsequently
后 (literal) → 后/後 · hòu · after 来 (literal) → 来/來 · lái · to come
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created sense approved 后来/後來 · hòulái · latecomer — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
后来 / 後來
hòulái
latecomer
A person who arrives later or comes after others; those who arrive at a later time
后 (literal) → 后/後 · hòu · after 来 (literal) → 来/來 · lái · to come
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition
created sense approved 后来/後來 · hòulái · later generations — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
后来 / 後來
hòulái
later generations
Refers to newcomers, juniors, or people of later generations who come after others in a field or sequence
后 (literal) → 后/後 · hòu · descendant 来 (literal) → 来/來 · lái · to come
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition