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后裔 (hòu yì): Meaning, Examples & Usage

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后裔

后裔 (hòu yì): Descendants / offspring (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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后裔 consists of 2 characters.

queen, empress; behind, after

descendants, posterity, edge of clothing

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Word Info

Pinyinhòu yì

MeaningDescendants / offspring

Characters2

HSK3.0 Level 7-9

SyntaxNoun

Word后裔

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How to Use 后裔 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 后裔 with other words naturally.

Measure Word + Nounwith位

yí一

wèi位

hòu后

yì裔

neutral

a descendant

Verb + Objectwith寻找

xún寻

zhǎo找

hòu后

yì裔

Noun + Modifierwith后羿

Hòu后

yì羿

de的

hòu后

yì裔

Subject + Predicatewith众多

hòu后

yì裔

zhòng众

duō多

Adjective + Nounwith王室

wáng王

shì室

hòu后

yì裔

4.

Example Sentences with 后裔

tā他

shì是

guó国

wáng王

de的

hòu后

yì裔

neutral

search for descendants

neutral

descendants of Hou Yi

formal

Written

numerous descendants

formal

royal descendants

。

He is a descendant of the king.

zuò作

wéi为

wáng王

shì室

de的

hòu后

yì裔

，

tā他

jiān肩

fù负

zhe着

chuán传

chéng承

jiā家

zú族

róng荣

yào耀

de的

zhòng重

rèn任

。

As a descendant of the royal family, he bears the heavy responsibility of inheriting the family's glory.

zhè这

xiē些

zhēn珍

guì贵

de的

wén文

wù物

shì是

gǔ古

dài代

gōng工

jiàng匠

hòu后

yì裔

men们

jīng精

xīn心

xiū修

fù复

de的

。

These precious cultural relics were meticulously restored by the descendants of ancient artisans.

xǔ许

duō多

huá华

yì裔

dōu都

shì是

gǔ古

dài代

yí移

mín民

de的

hòu后

yì裔

。

Many Chinese descendants are offspring of ancient immigrants.

nán难

dào道

wǒ我

men们

bú不

yīng应

gāi该

guān关

zhù注

nà那

xiē些

bīn濒

wēi危

wù物

zhǒng种

hòu后

yì裔

de的

shēng生

cún存

zhuàng状

kuàng况

ma吗

？

Shouldn't we pay attention to the living conditions of the descendants of endangered species?

tā他

bìng并

fēi非

nà那

wèi位

zhù著

míng名

xué学

zhě者

wéi唯

yī一

de的

hòu后

yì裔

，

jiā家

zú族

zhōng中

hái还

yǒu有

qí其

tā他

fēn分

zhī支

。

He is not the only descendant of that famous scholar; there are other branches in the family.

zhè这

ge个

jiā家

zú族

de的

hòu后

yì裔

zhì至

jīn今

réng仍

bǎo保

liú留

zhe着

zǔ祖

xiān先

de的

chuán传

tǒng统

xí习

sú俗

。

The descendants of this family still preserve their ancestors' traditional customs to this day.

tīng听

shuō说

nǐ你

shì是

nà那

wèi位

tàn探

xiǎn险

jiā家

de的

hòu后

yì裔

，

néng能

fēn分

xiǎng享

yí一

xià下

jiā家

zú族

de的

gù故

shì事

ma吗

？

I heard you are a descendant of that explorer; could you share some family stories?

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后天hòu tiānHSK 3
后年hòu niánHSK 3
后来hòu láiHSK 3
最后zuì hòuHSK 3
然后rán hòuHSK 3
之后zhī hòuHSK 4

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华裔huá yìHSK 5