后尘 後塵
后尘 後塵 hòu chén ㄏㄡˋ ㄔㄣˊ hau6 can4
- lit. trailing dust
- fig. sb's footsteps
- course in life
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后 後
- 之后 之後 zhī hòu ㄓ ㄏㄡˋ zi1 hau6 after; behind
- 事后 事後 shì hòu ㄕˋ ㄏㄡˋ si6 hau6 after the event
- 今后 今後 jīn hòu ㄐㄧㄣ ㄏㄡˋ gam1 hau6 hereafter
- 以后 以後 yǐ hòu ㄧˇ ㄏㄡˋ ji5 hau6 after
- 先后 先後 xiān hòu ㄒㄧㄢ ㄏㄡˋ sin1 hau6 early or late; first and last; priority
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- 其后 其後 qí hòu ㄑㄧˊ ㄏㄡˋ kei4 hau6 next
- 前后 前後 qián hòu ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄏㄡˋ cin4 hau6 around
- 幕后 幕後 mù hòu ㄇㄨˋ ㄏㄡˋ mok6 hau6 behind the scenes
- 往后 往後 wǎng hòu ㄨㄤˇ ㄏㄡˋ wong5 hau6 from now on
- 后人 後人 hòu rén ㄏㄡˋ ㄖㄣˊ hau6 jan4 later generation
- 后代 後代 hòu dài ㄏㄡˋ ㄉㄞˋ hau6 doi6 descendant; progeny
- 后来 後來 hòu lái ㄏㄡˋ ㄌㄞˊ hau6 loi4 afterwards; later
- 后备 後備 hòu bèi ㄏㄡˋ ㄅㄟˋ hau6 bei6 reserve; backup
- 后勤 後勤 hòu qín ㄏㄡˋ ㄑㄧㄣˊ hau6 kan4 logistics
- 后台 後台 hòu tái ㄏㄡˋ ㄊㄞˊ hau6 toi4 backstage area
- 后天 後天 hòu tiān ㄏㄡˋ ㄊㄧㄢ hau6 tin1 the day after tomorrow
- 后年 後年 hòu nián ㄏㄡˋ ㄋㄧㄢˊ hau6 nin4 the year after next
- 后悔 後悔 hòu huǐ ㄏㄡˋ ㄏㄨㄟˇ hau6 fui3 to regret; to feel remorse
- 后方 後方 hòu fāng ㄏㄡˋ ㄈㄤ hau6 fong1 the rear
- 后期 後期 hòu qī ㄏㄡˋ ㄑㄧ hau6 kei4 late stage
尘 塵
- 尘土 塵土 chén tǔ ㄔㄣˊ ㄊㄨˇ can4 tou2 dust
- 灰尘 灰塵 huī chén ㄏㄨㄟ ㄔㄣˊ fui1 can4 dust
- 凡尘 凡塵 fán chén ㄈㄢˊ ㄔㄣˊ faan4 can4 mundane world (in religious context)
- 前尘 前塵 qián chén ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄔㄣˊ cin4 can4 the past
- 尘世 塵世 chén shì ㄔㄣˊ ㄕˋ can4 sai3 (religion) this mortal life; the mundane world
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- 尘俗 塵俗 chén sú ㄔㄣˊ ㄙㄨˊ can4 zuk6 mundane world
- 尘嚣 塵囂 chén xiāo ㄔㄣˊ ㄒㄧㄠ can4 hiu1 hubbub
- 尘埃 塵埃 chén āi ㄔㄣˊ ㄞ can4 oi1 dust
- 尘封 塵封 chén fēng ㄔㄣˊ ㄈㄥ can4 fung1 covered in dust
- 尘暴 塵暴 chén bào ㄔㄣˊ ㄅㄠˋ can4 bou6 dust devil
- 尘肺 塵肺 chén fèi ㄔㄣˊ ㄈㄟˋ can4 fai3 pneumoconiosis
- 尘螨 塵蟎 chén mǎn ㄔㄣˊ ㄇㄢˇ can4 mun5 dust mite
- 尘云 塵雲 chén yún ㄔㄣˊ ㄩㄣˊ can4 wan4 dust cloud
- 尘雾 塵霧 chén wù ㄔㄣˊ ㄨˋ can4 mou6 cloud of dust
- 封尘 封塵 fēng chén ㄈㄥ ㄔㄣˊ fung1 can4 to gather dust
- 征尘 征塵 zhēng chén ㄓㄥ ㄔㄣˊ zing1 can4 the dust of a long journey
- 微尘 微塵 wēi chén ㄨㄟ ㄔㄣˊ mei4 can4 dust
- 承尘 承塵 chéng chén ㄔㄥˊ ㄔㄣˊ sing4 can4 (literary) ceiling
- 拂尘 拂塵 fú chén ㄈㄨˊ ㄔㄣˊ fat1 can4 horsetail whisk
- 沙尘 沙塵 shā chén ㄕㄚ ㄔㄣˊ saa1 can4 airborne sand and dust
Idioms with these characters
- 百年之后 百年之後 bǎi nián zhī hòu ㄅㄞˇ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄓ ㄏㄡˋ baak3 nin4 zi1 hau6 (idiom) (euphemism) after (sb's) death
- 巴前算后 巴前算後 bā qián suàn hòu ㄅㄚ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄙㄨㄢˋ ㄏㄡˋ baa1 cin4 syun3 hau6 thinking and pondering (idiom); to turn sth over in one's mind
- 不甘后人 不甘後人 bù gān hòu rén ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄢ ㄏㄡˋ ㄖㄣˊ bat1 gam1 hau6 jan4 (idiom) not want to be outdone
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- 不甘人后 不甘人後 bù gān rén hòu ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄢ ㄖㄣˊ ㄏㄡˋ bat1 gam1 jan4 hau6 (idiom) not want to be outdone
- 不顾前后 不顧前後 bù gù qián hòu ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄨˋ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄏㄡˋ bat1 gu3 cin4 hau6 regardless of what's before or after (idiom); rushing blindly into sth
- 惩前毖后 懲前毖後 chéng qián bì hòu ㄔㄥˊ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄅㄧˋ ㄏㄡˋ cing4 cin4 bei3 hau6 lit. to punish those before to prevent those after (idiom); to criticize former mistakes firmly to prevent them happening again
- 承前启后 承前啟後 chéng qián qǐ hòu ㄔㄥˊ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄑㄧˇ ㄏㄡˋ sing4 cin4 kai2 hau6 to follow the past and herald the future (idiom); part of a historical transition
- 放马后炮 放馬後炮 fàng mǎ hòu pào ㄈㄤˋ ㄇㄚˇ ㄏㄡˋ ㄆㄠˋ fong3 maa5 hau6 paau3 to fire after the horse has bolted (idiom); to act too late to be effective
- 光前裕后 光前裕後 guāng qián yù hòu ㄍㄨㄤ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄩˋ ㄏㄡˋ gwong1 cin4 jyu6 hau6 to bring honor to one's ancestors and benefit future generations (idiom)
- 后车之鉴 後車之鑒 hòu chē zhī jiàn ㄏㄡˋ ㄔㄜ ㄓ ㄐㄧㄢˋ hau6 ce1 zi1 gaam3 lit. warning to the following cart (idiom); don't follow the track of an overturned cart
- 尘埃落定 塵埃落定 chén āi luò dìng ㄔㄣˊ ㄞ ㄌㄨㄛˋ ㄉㄧㄥˋ can4 oi1 lok6 ding6 lit. the dust has settled (idiom)
- 风尘仆仆 風塵僕僕 fēng chén pú pú ㄈㄥ ㄔㄣˊ ㄆㄨˊ ㄆㄨˊ fung1 can4 buk6 buk6 lit. covered in dust (idiom)
- 看破红尘 看破紅塵 kàn pò hóng chén ㄎㄢˋ ㄆㄛˋ ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄔㄣˊ hon3 po3 hung4 can4 (idiom) to see through the illusions of the material world (often a precursor to becoming a Buddhist monk or nun); to become disillusioned with human society
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- 满脸风尘 滿臉風塵 mǎn liǎn fēng chén ㄇㄢˇ ㄌㄧㄢˇ ㄈㄥ ㄔㄣˊ mun5 lim5 fung1 can4 lit. with a face full of dust
- 甚嚣尘上 甚囂塵上 shèn xiāo chén shàng ㄕㄣˋ ㄒㄧㄠ ㄔㄣˊ ㄕㄤˋ sam6 hiu1 can4 soeng6 clamor raises the dust (idiom); a tremendous clamor
- 望尘莫及 望塵莫及 wàng chén mò jí ㄨㄤˋ ㄔㄣˊ ㄇㄛˋ ㄐㄧˊ mong6 can4 mok6 kap6 lit. to see only the other rider's dust and have no hope of catching up (idiom)
- 一尘不染 一塵不染 yī chén bù rǎn ㄧ ㄔㄣˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄖㄢˇ jat1 can4 bat1 jim5 (idiom) untainted by even a speck of dust; spotlessly clean; (of a person) honest; incorruptible
- 逸尘断鞅 逸塵斷鞅 yì chén duàn yāng ㄧˋ ㄔㄣˊ ㄉㄨㄢˋ ㄧㄤ jat6 can4 dyun6 joeng2 lit. kicking up the dust and breaking the harness
- 一骑绝尘 一騎絕塵 yī qí jué chén ㄧ ㄑㄧˊ ㄐㄩㄝˊ ㄔㄣˊ jat1 ke4 zyut6 can4 (idiom) to lead the pack by a wide margin; to leave one's competitors trailing behind in one's dust