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back / behind / rear / afterwards / after / later / post-
HSK 1
the day after tomorrow / life after birth (the period in which one develops through experiences, contrasted with 先天) / acquired (not innate or congenital) / a posteriori
HSK 1
the back; the rear; the last bit / behind; near the end; at the back / later; afterwards
HSK 1
afterwards; later / newly arrived
HSK 2
the back; the rear; the last bit / behind; near the end; at the back / later; afterwards
HSK 3
consequences / aftermath
HSK 3
the year after next
HSK 3
behind / the back / the rear / later / afterwards / (in) the future
HSK 4
to regret; to feel remorse
HSK 5
backstage area / behind-the-scenes supporter / (computing) back-end / background
HSK 7-9
follow-up / (dialect) to remarry
HSK 7-9
logistics
HSK 7-9
descendant; progeny / posterity; later ages; later generations
HSK 7-9
reserve; backup
HSK 7-9
later generation
HSK 7-9
descendant
HSK 7-9
late stage / later period
HSK 7-9
the latter
HSK 7-9
to recoil; to draw back; to fall back; to retreat
HSK 7-9
support / backing
HSK 7-9
(medicine) sequelae / residual effects / (fig.) repercussions / aftermath
HSK 7-9
trunk / boot (of a car)
HSK 7-9
fears of trouble in the rear (idiom); family worries (obstructing freedom of action) / worries about the future consequences / often in negative expressions, meaning "no worries about anything"
HSK 7-9
suffix (linguistics)
backend (computing)
harem / chambers of imperial concubines
back door; back gate / (fig.) back-door influence; under-the-table dealings / anus / (computing) backdoor
less advanced / underdeveloped / lagging behind / the younger generation / the less experienced ones
to place after (e.g. in grammar) / postposition
energy to continue after the initial phase of an activity / delayed effect
the rear / far behind the front line
Houhai, a lake and the area surrounding it in central Beijing
rear guard / backfield / fullback
the young will be redoubtable in the years to come (idiom) / the younger generations will surpass us in time
rear wheel
epilogue / afterword
hindbrain / back of the head
rear court / back garden / backyard (also fig.)
young generation / youth / young man
(one moment ...,) the next ... / trailing foot (in walking)
later generations
the back (human anatomy) / the back part of sth
to pull back (an army) / to retreat
defensive position (in chess) / room for maneuver; a way of escape
the back row (in a theater etc); the rear seats (in a vehicle)
recoil (of a gun) / backlash
heel (part of a foot) / heel (of a sock) / counter (the part of a shoe that cups the back of one's heel) / followed by (used in describing a format, such as "filename followed by file extension")
reinforcement / back-up / supporting force
junior scholar or pupil in imperial China
back seat / pillion
backyard / imperial harem / (slang) anus
back cover / shell (of crab etc)
escape route / retreat route / communication lines to the rear / alternative course of action / room for maneuver
(idiom) an up-and-coming youngster; new talent; a brilliant younger generation
(coll.) stepmother
back section
stepmother (coll.)
successor / to take up a position subsequently as ... / (attributive) future; subsequent
I'm sure we'll meet again some day. (idiom) / Hope to see you again.
too late for regrets (idiom); It is useless to repent after the event.
sequel
the day after tomorrow / from hence / from now / from now on / henceforth
taillight
nape
Later Jin dynasty (from 1616-) / Manchu Khanate or kingdom that took over as Qing dynasty in 1644
Later Zhou of the Five Dynasties (951-960), centered on Shandong and Hebei, with capital at Kaifeng 開封|开封
Later Han or Eastern Han dynasty (25-220) / Later Han of the Five Dynasties (947-950)
(idiom) to have qualified successors to carry on one's undertaking
lower back / (sports) defensive midfielder
Later Tang of the Five Dynasties (923-936)
younger generation
Later Liang of the Five Dynasties (907-923)
lit. trailing dust / fig. sb's footsteps / course in life
middle of the back
hind legs
something to be taken up later in speech or writing
future events / and what happened next... (in fiction) / funeral arrangements
Later Yan of the Sixteen Kingdoms (384-409)
Later Zhao of the Sixteen Kingdoms (319-350)
to have no qualified successors to carry on one's undertaking
a conflict arises close to home (idiom)
after-effect
stepfather
Later Jin of the Five Dynasties (936-946)
(idiom) there will be no end of trouble in the future
heir / descendant / posterity
lingering fear / fear after the event / post-traumatic stress
rear view / figure seen from behind / view of the back (of a person or object)
undisclosed account / to settle matters later / to blame sb after the event
lit. warning to the following cart (idiom); don't follow the track of an overturned cart / fig. draw lesson from the failure of one's predecessor / learn from past mistake / once bitten twice shy
Wei of the Northern Dynasties 386-534
to meet again at unspecified date / meeting postponed indefinitely
(perfumery) base note
History of Eastern Han (later Han), third of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史, composed by Fan Ye 范曄|范晔 in 445 during Song of the Southern Dynasties 南朝宋, 120 scrolls
the pages ahead / the following pages
to take responsibility for the consequences of risky behavior; to have only oneself to blame if things go badly
rearview mirror
kitchen (of a restaurant or hotel etc); commercial kitchen

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