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后者 (hòu zhě): The latter (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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后者 consists of 2 characters.

queen, empress; behind, after

one who, that which, person, thing

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More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 后者.

Words with 后

后面hòu miànHSK 1
后来hòu láiHSK 3
最后zuì hòuHSK 3
然后rán hòuHSK 3
后悔hòu huǐHSK 4
之后zhī hòu
事后shì hòu
今后jīn hòu

Words with 者

或者huò zhěHSK 3
作者zuò zhěHSK 4
记者jì zhěHSK 4
使者shǐ zhě
前者qián zhě
学者xué zhě
患者huàn zhě
读者dú zhě

Example Sentences with 后者

wǒ我

xǐ喜

huan欢

chá茶

hé和

kā咖

fēi啡

，

dàn但

hòu后

zhě者

gèng更

tí提

shén神

。

I like tea and coffee, but the latter is more refreshing.

yǔ与

qí其

bèi被

dòng动

děng等

dài待

jī机

huì会

，

bù

不

rú如

zhǔ主

dòng动

chuàng创

zào造

jī机

yù遇

，

jǐn尽

guǎn管

hòu后

zhě者

gèng更

jù具

tiǎo挑

zhàn战

xìng性

。

Rather than passively waiting for opportunities, it would be better to actively create them, even though the latter is more challenging.