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the latter

Character Composition


Characters

Pinyin

hou4zhe3 • hòuzhě

Meaning


Primary

the latter

Alternatives

the second of the two

Mnemonic


後者 The latter is the 者 one who comes 後 after the first of two mentioned.

Usage


茶 和 咖啡, 我 選 後者。

Between tea and coffee, I choose the latter.

這 兩 個 方案 中, 後者 比較 便宜。

Of these two plans, the latter is cheaper.

他 提出 了 兩 個 問題, 但 我 只 回答 了 後者。

He raised two questions, but I answered only the latter.