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"later generations" Chinese-English Dictionary

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Chinese Pinyin Translation
后代 後代 hòu dài descendant / progeny / posterity / later ages / later generations syn
后世 後世 hòu shì later generations syn
Chinese Pinyin Translation
下 xià down / downwards / below / lower / later / next (week etc) / second (of two parts) / to decline / to go down / to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc) / measure word to show the frequency of an action syn
总 總 zǒng general / overall / to sum up / in every case / always / invariably / anyway / after all / eventually / sooner or later / surely / (after a person's name) abbr. for 總經理|总经理[zong3 jing1 li3] or 總編|总编[zong3 bian1] etc syn
以后 以後 yǐ hòu after / later / afterwards / following / later on / in the future syn
后面 後面 hòu mian the back / the rear / the last bit / behind / near the end / at the back / later / afterwards syn
后来 後來 hòu lái afterwards / later / newly arrived syn
再说 再說 zài shuō to say again / to put off a discussion until later / moreover / what's more / besides syn
回头 回頭 huí tóu to turn round / to turn one's head / later / by and by syn
保留 bǎo liú to keep / to retain / to have reservations (about sth) / to hold back (from saying sth) / to put aside for later syn
迟早 遲早 chí zǎo sooner or later syn
后 後 hòu back / behind / rear / afterwards / after / later / post- syn
待会儿 待會兒 dāi huì r in a moment / later / also pr. [dai1 hui3 r5] or [dai1 hui5 r5] syn
回见 回見 huí jiàn See you later! syn
过时 過時 guò shí old-fashioned / out of date / to be later than the time stipulated or agreed upon syn
早晚 zǎo wǎn morning and evening / (in reference to sth that is bound to happen) sooner or later / one of these days / (coll.) (this, or that) point of time / (dialect) at some time in the future 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
后期 後期 hòu qī late stage / later period syn
晚期 wǎn qī later period / end stage / terminal syn
塑像 sù xiàng to sculpt or mold a statue (by shaping a pliable material such as clay, plaster or wax, which may later be cast in metal – as distinct from carving in stone or wood) / a statue created through such a process syn
世家 shì jiā family influential for generations / aristocratic family syn
爷们 爺們 yé men menfolk (collective term for men of different generations) / husbands and their fathers etc syn
后人 後人 hòu rén later generation syn
世代 shì dài for many generations / generation / era / age syn
前世 qián shì previous generations / previous incarnation (Buddhism) syn
传承 傳承 chuán chéng to pass on (to future generations) / passed on (from former times) / a continued tradition / an inheritance syn
晚年 wǎn nián one's later years syn
其后 其後 qí hòu next / later / after that syn
上辈子 上輩子 shàng bèi zi one's ancestors / past generations / a former incarnation syn
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
流芳百世 liú fāng bǎi shì (of one's name, reputation etc) to be immortalized (idiom) / to leave a mark for generations to come syn
缓期 緩期 huǎn qī to defer / to put off (until later) / to postpone syn
东汉 東漢 dōng hàn Eastern or later Han dynasty, 25-220
蓝本 藍本 lán běn blueprint / source material on which later works (books, movies etc) are based syn
历代 歷代 lì dài successive generations / successive dynasties / past dynasties syn
努尔哈赤 努爾哈赤 nǔ ěr hā chì Nurhaci (1559-1626), founder and first Khan of the Manchu Later Jin dynasty 後金|后金[Hou4 Jin1] (from 1616)
留待 liú dài to leave sth for later / to postpone (work, a decision etc)
后话 後話 hòu huà something to be taken up later in speech or writing
女真 nǚ zhēn Jurchen, a Tungus ethnic group, predecessor of the Manchu ethnic group who founded the Later Jin Dynasty 後金|后金[Hou4 Jin1] and Qing Dynasty
继往开来 繼往開來 jì wǎng kāi lái to follow the past and herald the future (idiom) / part of a historical transition / forming a bridge between earlier and later stages syn
祖祖辈辈 祖祖輩輩 zǔ zǔ bèi bèi for generations / from generation to generation syn
垫付 墊付 diàn fù to pay sb else's expense with the expectation of being reimbursed by that person later syn
承前启后 承前啟後 chéng qián qǐ hòu to follow the past and herald the future (idiom) / part of a historical transition / forming a bridge between earlier and later stages syn
后面 後面 hòu miàn rear / back / behind / later / afterwards / also pr. [hou4 mian5] syn
亲子 親子 qīn zǐ parent and child / parent-child (relationship) / two successive generations
等一下 děng yī xià to wait a moment / later / in awhile
刘备 劉備 liú bèi Liu Bei (161-223), warlord at the end of the Han dynasty and founder of the Han kingdom of Shu 蜀漢|蜀汉 (c. 200-263), later the Shu Han dynasty
三代 sān dài three generations of a family / the three earliest dynasties (Xia, Shang and Zhou)
另行通知 lìng xíng tōng zhī to notify at a different time / to notify later / to give prior notice
汉书 漢書 hàn shū History of the Former Han Dynasty, second of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3], composed by Ban Gu 班固[Ban1 Gu4] in 82 during Eastern Han (later Han), 100 scrolls
吴三桂 吳三桂 wú sān guì Wu Sangui (1612-1678), Chinese general who let the Manchus into China and helped them establish the Qing Dynasty, later leading a revolt against Qing in an effort to start his own dynasty
八旗 bā qí Eight Banners, military organization of Manchu later Jin dynasty 後金|后金[Hou4 Jin1] from c. 1600, subsequently of the Qing dynasty
既而 jì ér soon after / later / then
王莽 wáng mǎng Wang Mang (45 BC-23 AD), usurped power and reigned 9-23 between the former and later Han
燕国 燕國 yān guó Yan, a vassal state of Zhou in modern Hebei and Liaoning / north Hebei / the four Yan kingdoms of the Sixteen Kingdoms, namely: Former Yan 前燕[Qian2 Yan1] (337-370), Later Yan 後燕|后燕[Hou4 Yan1] (384-409), Southern Yan 南燕[Nan2 Yan1] (398-410), Northern Yan 北燕[Bei3 Yan1] (409-436)
后汉书 後漢書 hòu hàn shū History of Eastern Han (later Han), third of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3], composed by Fan Ye 范曄|范晔[Fan4 Ye4] in 445 during Song of the Southern Dynasties 南朝宋[Nan2 chao2 Song4], 120 scrolls
高云 高雲 gāo yún Gao Yun (died 409) emperor of Northern or Later Yan dynasty
传家 傳家 chuán jiā to pass on through the generations
后汉 後漢 hòu hàn Later Han or Eastern Han dynasty (25-220) / Later Han of the Five Dynasties (947-950)
潘岳 pān yuè Pan Yue (247-300), later known as 潘安[Pan1 An1], prominent Western Jin poet, also famous for his good looks, such that his name became a byword for "extremely handsome man"
留传 留傳 liú chuán to bequeath (to later generations) / a legacy
后生可畏 後生可畏 hòu shēng kě wèi the young will be redoubtable in the years to come (idiom) / the younger generations will surpass us in time syn
孝廉 xiào lián xiaolian, two examination subjects in Han, later a single subject in Ming and Qing / successful second degree candidate
晚育 wǎn yù late childbirth / to have a child at a later age
后周 後周 hòu zhōu Later Zhou of the Five Dynasties (951-960), centered on Shandong and Hebei, with capital at Kaifeng 開封|开封[Kai1 feng1]
旧唐书 舊唐書 jiù táng shū History of the Early Tang Dynasty, sixteenth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3], compiled under Liu Xu 劉昫|刘昫[Liu2 Xu4] in 945 during Later Jin 後晉|后晋[Hou4 Jin4] of the Five Dynasties, 200 scrolls
守业 守業 shǒu yè to preserve one's heritage / to defend the accomplishments of previous generations / to carry on the good work / to keep one's business going
新唐书 新唐書 xīn táng shū History of the Later Tang Dynasty, seventeenth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3], compiled under Ouyang Xiu 歐陽修|欧阳修[Ou1 yang2 Xiu1] and Song Qi 宋祁[Song4 Qi2] in 1060 during Northern Song 北宋[Bei3 Song4], 225 scrolls
后唐 後唐 hòu táng Later Tang of the Five Dynasties (923-936)
石勒 shí lè Shi Le, founder of Later Zhao of the Sixteen Kingdoms 後趙|后赵[Hou4 Zhao4] (319-350)
再见 再見 zài jiàn goodbye / see you again later syn
曹操 cáo cāo Cao Cao (155-220), famous statesman and general at the end of Han, noted poet and calligrapher, later warlord, founder and first king of Cao Wei 曹魏, father of Emperor Cao Pi 曹丕 / the main villain of novel the Romance of Three Kingdoms 三國演義|三国演义
辈 輩 bèi lifetime / generation / group of people / class / classifier for generations / (literary) classifier for people syn
燕 yān Yan, a vassal state of Zhou in present-day Hebei and Liaoning / north Hebei / the four Yan kingdoms of the Sixteen Kingdoms, namely: Former Yan 前燕[Qian2 Yan1] (337-370), Later Yan 後燕|后燕[Hou4 Yan1] (384-409), Southern Yan 南燕[Nan2 Yan1] (398-410), Northern Yan 北燕[Bei3 Yan1] (409-436) / surname Yan syn
世世代代 shì shì dài dài for many generations syn
后梁 後梁 hòu liáng Later Liang of the Five Dynasties (907-923)
唐书 唐書 táng shū same as 舊唐書|旧唐书[Jiu4 Tang2 shu1], History of the Early Tang Dynasty, sixteenth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3], compiled under Liu Xu 劉昫|刘昫[Liu2 Xu4] in 945 during Later Jin 後晉|后晋[Hou4 Jin4] of the Five Dynasties, 200 scrolls
黄巾起义 黃巾起義 huáng jīn qǐ yì Yellow Turbans Peasant Uprising at the end of later Han (from 184)
寅吃卯粮 寅吃卯糧 yín chī mǎo liáng lit. eating away next year's food in advance / fig. to dip into the next month's check / live now, pay later syn
新五代史 xīn wǔ dài shǐ Later History of the Five Dynasties (between Tang and Song), nineteenth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3], compiled under Ouyang Xiu 歐陽修|欧阳修[Ou1 yang2 Xiu1] in 1053 during Northern Song Dynasty, 74 scrolls
后账 後賬 hòu zhàng undisclosed account / to settle matters later / to blame sb after the event
后金 後金 hòu jīn Later Jin dynasty (from 1616-) / Manchu Khanate or kingdom that took over as Qing dynasty in 1644
世代交替 shì dài jiāo tì alternation of generations
光前裕后 光前裕後 guāng qián yù hòu to bring honor to one's ancestors and benefit future generations (idiom) syn
来日方长 來日方長 lái rì fāng cháng the future is long (idiom) / there will be ample time for that later / We'll cross that bridge when we get there
承上起下 chéng shàng qǐ xià to follow the past and herald the future (idiom) / part of a historical transition / forming a bridge between earlier and later stages
颐养天年 頤養天年 yí yǎng tiān nián lit. to nurture one's years (idiom) / fig. to enjoy one's later years
养虎伤身 養虎傷身 yǎng hǔ shāng shēn Rear a tiger and court disaster. (idiom) / fig. if you're too lenient with sb, he will damage you later / to cherish a snake in one's bosom
养虎遗患 養虎遺患 yǎng hǔ yí huàn Rear a tiger and court disaster. (idiom) / fig. if you're too lenient with sb, he will damage you later / to cherish a snake in one's bosom syn
当代人对后代人的责任宣言 當代人對後代人的責任宣言 Declaration on the Responsibilities of the Present Generations towards Future Generations
一回生，二回熟 yī huí shēng , èr huí shú lit. at first raw, later ripe (idiom) / unfamiliar at first but you get used to it / strangers at first meeting, but soon friends / awkward at first but becoming skillful later / an acquired taste
朱温 朱溫 zhū wēn Zhu Wen (852-912), military governor 節度使|节度使[jie2 du4 shi3] at the end of Tang, founder of Later Liang of the Five Dynasties (907-923), also known as Emperor Taizu of Later Liang 後梁太祖|后梁太祖[Hou4 Liang2 Tai4 zu3]
下辈 下輩 xià bèi offspring / future generations / younger generation of a family / junior members of a group syn
三代同堂 sān dài tóng táng three generations under one roof
同堂 tóng táng to live under the same roof (of different generations)
四世同堂 sì shì tóng táng four generations under one roof (idiom)
守成 shǒu chéng to preserve the accomplishments of previous generations / to carry on the good work of one's predecessors
有子存焉 yǒu zǐ cún yān I still have sons, don't I? / fig. future generations will continue the work
留芳千古 liú fāng qiān gǔ a good reputation to last down the generations
The four tones The four tones of Mandarin Pitch over time: tone 1 high and level (red), tone 2 rising (orange), tone 3 falling then rising (green), tone 4 falling (blue). tone 1 tone 2 tone 3 tone 4 Time Pitch

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