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稍后 (shāo hòu): Later on (Adverb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

HSK 3.0Level 7-9

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Character Breakdown

稍后 consists of 2 characters.

稍 • shāo • slightly; a little • HSK 3.0 · L4

HSK 3.0 · L4

shāo稍

slightly; a little

后 • hòu • queen, empress; behind, after • HSK 3.0 · L1

HSK 3.0 · L1

hòu后

queen, empress; behind, after

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Pinyinshāo hòu

Meaninglater on

Characters2

HSK3.0 Level 7-9

SyntaxAdverb

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3.

How to Use 稍后 in Sentences

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

Adverb + Verb

shāo稍

hòu后

chǔ处

lǐ理

neutral

handle later

shāo稍

hòu后

huí回

fù复

neutral

reply later

shāo稍

hòu后

lián联

xì系

neutral

contact later

Adverb + Verb Phrasewith再说

shāo稍

hòu后

zài再

shuō说

4.

Example Sentences with 稍后

wǒ我

shāo稍

hòu后

gěi给

nǐ你

dǎ打

diàn电

informal

Spoken

talk about it later

huà话

。

I'll call you later.

huì会

yì议

jiāng将

zài在

shāo稍

hòu后

jì继

xù续

jìn进

xíng行

。

The meeting will continue later on.

guān关

yú于

zhè这

ge个

xiàng项

mù目

dì的

jù具

tǐ体

xì细

jié节

，

wǒ我

men们

shāo稍

hòu后

zài再

jìn进

xíng行

shēn深

rù入

tàn探

tǎo讨

。

Regarding the specific details of this project, we will delve deeper into them later on.

nǐ你

shāo稍

hòu后

néng能

fǒu否

chōu抽

kōng空

bāng帮

wǒ我

shěn审

yuè阅

yí一

xià下

zhè这

fèn份

bào报

gào告

de的

chū初

gǎo稿

？

Could you spare some time later on to help me review the first draft of this report?

qǐng请

shāo稍

hòu后

，

wǒ我

mǎ马

shàng上

jiù就

lái来

。

Please wait a moment, I'll be right there.

tā他

bìng并

wèi未

lì立

kè刻

dá答

fù复

，

ér而

shì是

biǎo表

shì示

shāo稍

hòu后

huì会

gěi给

chū出

yí一

gè个

míng明

què确

de的

lì立

chǎng场

。

He did not reply immediately but indicated that he would give a clear stance later on.

wǒ我

men们

xiān先

chǔ处

lǐ理

jǐn紧

jí急

shì事

wù务

，

nà那

xiē些

cì次

yào要

wèn问

tí题

shāo稍

hòu后

zài再

zhú逐

yī一

jiě解

jué决

。

Let's deal with the urgent matters first; we will solve those secondary issues one by one later on.

huì会

yì议

shāo稍

hòu后

kāi开

shǐ始

，

wǒ我

men们

xiān先

hē喝

bēi杯

kā咖

fēi啡

ba吧

。

The meeting will start later, let's have a cup of coffee first.

wǒ我

shāo稍

hòu后

qù去

chāo超

shì市

，

nǐ你

xū需

yào要

wǒ我

shùn顺

biàn便

dài带

diǎn点

shén什

me么

huí回

lái来

ma吗

？

I'm going to the supermarket later on; do you need me to bring anything back for you?

Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 稍后.

Words with 稍

稍微shāo wēia little bit
稍稍shāo shāoa little bit / slightly
稍候shāo hòuto wait a moment
稍息shào xīat ease (military command)

Words with 后

后面hòu miànat the back; behind; later
以后yǐ hòuafter
后天hòu tiānthe day after tomorrow
后年hòu niánthe year after next
后来

hòu lái

afterward

最后zuì hòulastly

然后rán hòuand then; after that

之后zhī hòuafter; behind