之后 之後 zhī hòu after / behind / (at the beginning of a sentence) afterwards / since then syn 留下 liú xià to leave behind / to stay behind / to remain / to keep / not to let (sb) go syn 后面 後面 hòu mian the back / the rear / the last bit / behind / near the end / at the back / later / afterwards syn 背后 背後 bèi hòu behind / at the back / in the rear / behind sb's back syn 晚点 晚點 wǎn diǎn (of trains etc) late / delayed / behind schedule / light dinner syn 后 後 hòu back / behind / rear / afterwards / after / later / post- syn 身后 身後 shēn hòu the time after one's death / a place behind sb / (fig.) one's social background syn 掩盖 掩蓋 yǎn gài to conceal / to hide behind / to cover up syn 幕后 幕後 mù hòu behind the scenes syn 落后 落後 luò hòu to fall behind / to lag (in technology etc) / backward / to retrogress syn 支持者 zhī chí zhě supporter syn 内幕 內幕 nèi mù inside story / non-public information / behind the scenes / internal syn 遗失 遺失 yí shī to lose / to leave behind (inadvertently) syn 说道 說道 shuō dao to discuss / reason (behind sth) syn 后边 後邊 hòu bian the back / the rear / the last bit / behind / near the end / at the back / later / afterwards syn 后头 後頭 hòu tou behind / the back / the rear / later / afterwards / (in) the future syn 后方 後方 hòu fāng the rear / far behind the front line syn 遗留 遺留 yí liú to leave behind / to hand down syn 落伍 luò wǔ to fall behind the ranks / to be outdated syn 尾随 尾隨 wěi suí to tail behind / to tag along / to follow on the heels of syn 作怪 zuò guài (of a ghost) to make strange things happen / to act up / to act behind the scenes / to make mischief / odd / to misbehave (euphemism for having sex) syn 乳臭未干 乳臭未乾 rǔ xiù wèi gān lit. smell of breast milk not yet dried (idiom) / fig. immature and inexperienced / still wet behind the ears syn 背地里 背地裡 bèi dì li behind sb's back / secretly syn 留守 liú shǒu to stay behind to take care of things 春光 chūn guāng scenes of springtime / the radiance of spring / (fig.) a sight of sth sexy or erotic / an indication of a love affair syn 拖欠 tuō qiàn in arrears / behind in payments / to default on one's debts syn 私了 sī liǎo to settle privately / to solve behind closed doors / to settle out of court 口风 口風 kǒu fēng meaning behind the words / what sb really means to say / one's intentions as revealed in one's words / tone of speech syn 掉队 掉隊 diào duì to fall behind / to drop out syn 背影 bèi yǐng rear view / figure seen from behind / view of the back (of a person or object) syn 驾轻就熟 駕輕就熟 jià qīng jiù shú lit. an easy drive on a familiar path (idiom) / fig. experience makes progress easy / a task that is so familiar one can do it with one's hand tied behind one's back syn 典故 diǎn gù classical story or quote from the literature / the story behind sth syn 牵线 牽線 qiān xiàn to pull strings / to manipulate (a puppet) / to control from behind the scene / to mediate syn 仅次于 僅次于 jǐn cì yú second only to ... / ranking behind only ... syn 锒铛入狱 鋃鐺入獄 láng dāng rù yù lit. to get shackled and thrown in jail (idiom) / fig. to be put behind bars / to get jailed syn 落败 落敗 luò bài to suffer a defeat / to fail / to fall behind syn 反手 fǎn shǒu to turn a hand over / to put one's hand behind one's back / fig. easily done 内定 內定 nèi dìng to select sb for a position without announcing the decision until later / to decide behind closed doors / all cut and dried 扬长而去 揚長而去 yáng cháng ér qù to swagger off / to walk off (or drive off etc) without a second thought for those left behind 老朽 lǎo xiǔ decrepit and behind the times / old / useless / (humble) I / me (used by the elderly) syn 逾期 yú qī to be overdue / to fail to meet a deadline / to be behind in doing sth syn 滞后 滯後 zhì hòu to lag behind syn 误点 誤點 wù diǎn not on time / late (public transport, airlines) / overdue / behind schedule / delayed syn 胸椎 xiōng zhuī thoracic vertebra / the twelve thoracic vertebras behind the ribcage of humans and most mammals syn 后进 後進 hòu jìn less advanced / underdeveloped / lagging behind / the younger generation / the less experienced ones syn 遗落 遺落 yí luò to leave behind (inadvertently) / to forget / to omit / to leave out syn 排忧解难 排憂解難 pái yōu jiě nàn to resolve a difficult situation and leave worries behind (idiom) syn 后面 後面 hòu miàn rear / back / behind / later / afterwards / also pr. [hou4 mian5] syn 在后 在後 zài hòu behind 抱头 抱頭 bào tóu to put one's hands behind one's head, fingers interlaced / to hold one's head in one's hands (in dismay, fright etc) / to cover one's head with one's hands (for protection) 拥护者 擁護者 yōng hù zhě supporter (person) syn 五花大绑 五花大綁 wǔ huā dà bǎng to bind a person's upper body, with arms tied behind the back and rope looped around the neck / to truss up syn 阿罗汉 阿羅漢 ā luó hàn arhat (Sanskrit) / a holy man who has left behind all earthly desires and concerns and attained nirvana (Buddhism) 脱星 脫星 tuō xīng actress or actor known for having been photographed in the nude or for appearing in sexy scenes 少不更事 shào bù gēng shì (idiom) young and inexperienced / wet behind the ears syn 内场 內場 nèi chǎng inner area (of a place that has an outer area) / the kitchen of a restaurant (as opposed to the dining area) / infield (baseball etc) / (Chinese opera) the area behind the table on the stage 垂帘听政 垂簾聽政 chuí lián tīng zhèng lit. to govern from behind the curtain / to rule in place of the emperor (idiom) 白面书生 白面書生 bái miàn shū shēng lit. pale-faced scholar (idiom) / young and inexperienced person without practical experience / still wet behind the ears syn 背地 bèi dì secretly / in private / behind someone's back 掉 diào to fall / to drop / to lag behind / to lose / to go missing / to reduce / fall (in prices) / to lose (value, weight etc) / to wag / to swing / to turn / to change / to exchange / to swap / to show off / to shed (hair) / (used after certain verbs to express completion, fulfillment, removal etc) syn 落 là to leave out / to be missing / to leave behind or forget to bring / to lag or fall behind syn 落 luò to fall or drop / (of the sun) to set / (of a tide) to go out / to lower / to decline or sink / to lag or fall behind / to fall onto / to rest with / to get or receive / to write down / whereabouts / settlement syn 甩 shuǎi to throw / to fling / to swing / to leave behind / to throw off / to dump (sb) syn 闪 閃 shǎn to dodge / to duck out of the way / to beat it / shaken (by a fall) / to sprain / to pull a muscle / lightning / spark / a flash / to flash (across one's mind) / to leave behind / (Internet slang) (of a display of affection) "dazzlingly" saccharine syn 撂 liào to put down / to leave behind / to throw or knock down / to abandon or discard syn 遗 遺 yí (bound form) to leave behind syn 身陷囹圄 shēn xiàn líng yǔ thrown into prison / behind bars syn 绵里藏针 綿裡藏針 mián lǐ cáng zhēn lit. a needle concealed in silk floss (idiom) / fig. ruthless character behind a gentle appearance / a wolf in sheep's clothing / an iron fist in a velvet glove syn 同情者 tóng qíng zhě supporter / sympathizer (esp. of political cause) / fellow traveler 留堂 liú táng to stay behind (after class) / to be given detention / detention 大有文章 dà yǒu wén zhāng some deeper meaning in this / more to it than meets the eye / there's sth behind all this syn 名落孙山 名落孫山 míng luò sūn shān lit. to fall behind Sun Shan 孫山|孙山[Sun1 Shan1] (who came last in the imperial examination) (idiom) / fig. to fail an exam / to fall behind (in a competition) syn 前臼齿 前臼齒 qián jiù chǐ premolar tooth (immediately behind canine teeth in some mammals) 千里寄鹅毛 千里寄鵝毛 qiān lǐ jì é máo goose feather sent from afar (idiom) / a trifling present with a weighty thought behind it / also written 千里送鵝毛|千里送鹅毛 千里送鹅毛 千里送鵝毛 qiān lǐ sòng é máo goose feather sent from afar (idiom) / a trifling present with a weighty thought behind it 千里鹅毛 千里鵝毛 qiān lǐ é máo goose feather sent from afar (idiom) / a trifling gift with a weighty thought behind it / also written 千里送鵝毛|千里送鹅毛[qian1 li3 song4 e2 mao2] syn 数黄道黑 數黃道黑 shǔ huáng dào hēi to enumerate what is black and yellow (idiom) / to criticize sb behind his back to incite quarrels / also written 數黑論黃|数黑论黄[shu3 hei1 lun4 huang2] 数黑论白 數黑論白 shǔ hēi lùn bái to enumerate what is black and yellow (idiom) / to criticize sb behind his back to incite quarrels / also written 數黑論黃|数黑论黄[shu3 hei1 lun4 huang2] 数黑论黄 數黑論黃 shǔ hēi lùn huáng to enumerate what is black and yellow (idiom) / to criticize sb behind his back to incite quarrels 生财有道 生財有道 shēng cái yǒu dào lit. there are principles behind making money (idiom) / fig. to have a knack for good business / knowing how to accumulate wealth / good at feathering one's own nest syn 浑身解数 渾身解數 hún shēn xiè shù to give it your all / to go at it with all you've got / to throw your whole weight behind it / also pr. [hun2 shen1 jie3 shu4] 螳螂捕蝉 螳螂捕蟬 táng láng bǔ chán the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind (idiom, from Daoist classic Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3]) / to pursue a narrow gain while neglecting a greater danger 幕后花絮 幕後花絮 mù hòu huā xù news from behind the scenes / stage gossip 潜移 潛移 qián yí intangible changes / unnoticed transformation / changes behind the scenes 幕后黑手 幕後黑手 mù hòu hēi shǒu malign agent who manipulates from behind the scenes / hidden hand 幕后操纵 幕後操縱 mù hòu cāo zòng to manipulate from behind the scenes / to pull the strings 秘辛 mì xīn behind-the-scenes story / details known only to insiders 黑手 hēi shǒu (fig.) malign agent who manipulates from behind the scenes / hidden hand / (Tw) mechanic / blue-collar worker / manual laborer syn 千里送鹅毛，礼轻情意重 千里送鵝毛，禮輕情意重 qiān lǐ sòng é máo , lǐ qīng qíng yì zhòng goose feather sent from afar, a trifling present with a weighty thought behind it (idiom) / It's not the gift that counts, but the thought behind it. 礼轻情意重 禮輕情意重 lǐ qīng qíng yì zhòng goose feather sent from afar, a trifling present with a weighty thought behind it (idiom) / It's not the gift that counts, but the thought behind it. 民主党人 民主黨人 mín zhǔ dǎng rén Democrat (Democratic Party member or supporter) 三角腹带 三角腹帶 sān jiǎo fù dài athletic supporter 捍卫者 捍衛者 hàn wèi zhě proponent / supporter / upholder 与战斗部队有关系的妇女 與戰鬥部隊有關系的婦女 female supporter 黎智英 lí zhì yīng Lai Chee-ying, aka Jimmy Lai (1947-), Hong Kong media tycoon, prominent critic of the CCP and supporter of the pro-democracy camp 民主派[Min2zhu3pai4] 公开吸毒场所 gōng kāi xī dú chǎng suǒ open drug scenes 裸替 luǒ tì body double (in nude scenes) 饭替 飯替 fàn tì body double (in eating scenes) 旧景重现 舊景重現 jiù jǐng - chóng xiàn scenes of the past reappear / evocation of the past 