后代
hòu dài
Pinyin

Definition

后代
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hòu dài
  1. descendant
  2. progeny
  3. posterity
  4. later ages
  5. later generations

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

代
dài
  1. 1 to substitute
  2. 2 to act on behalf of others
  3. 3 to replace
  4. 4 generation
  5. 5 dynasty
  6. 6 age
  7. 7 period
  8. 8 (historical) era
  9. 9 (geological) eon
代表
dài biǎo
  1. 1 representative
  2. 2 delegate
  3. 3 CL:位[wèi],個|个[gè],名[míng]
  4. 4 to represent
  5. 5 to stand for
  6. 6 on behalf of
  7. 7 in the name of
古代
gǔ dài
  1. 1 ancient times
  2. 2 olden times
年代
nián dài
  1. 1 a decade of a century (e.g. the Sixties)
  2. 2 age
  3. 3 era
  4. 4 period
  5. 5 CL:個|个[gè]
时代
Shí dài
  1. 1 Time, US weekly news magazine
现代
Xiàn dài
  1. 1 Hyundai, South Korean company
世代
shì dài
  1. 1 for many generations
  2. 2 generation
  3. 3 era
  4. 4 age
交代
jiāo dài
  1. 1 to hand over
  2. 2 to explain
  3. 3 to make clear
  4. 4 to brief (sb)
  5. 5 to account for
  6. 6 to justify oneself
  7. 7 to confess
  8. 8 (coll.) to finish
代价
dài jià
  1. 1 price
  2. 2 cost
  3. 3 consideration (in share dealing)
代名词
dài míng cí
  1. 1 pronoun
  2. 2 synonym
  3. 3 byword
代替
dài tì
  1. 1 to replace
  2. 2 to take the place of
代沟
dài gōu
  1. 1 generation gap
代理
dài lǐ
  1. 1 to act on behalf of sb in a responsible position
  2. 2 to act as an agent or proxy
  3. 3 surrogate
  4. 4 (computing) proxy
代码
dài mǎ
  1. 1 code
代笔
dài bǐ
  1. 1 to write on behalf of sb
  2. 2 to ghostwrite
代考
dài kǎo
  1. 1 to take a test or exam for sb
代表团
dài biǎo tuán
  1. 1 delegation
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
代表性
dài biǎo xìng
  1. 1 representativeness
  2. 2 representative
  3. 3 typical
代言
dài yán
  1. 1 to be a spokesperson
  2. 2 to be an ambassador (for a brand)
  3. 3 to endorse
代言人
dài yán rén
  1. 1 spokesperson

Idioms (12)

世代相传
shì dài xiāng chuán
  1. 1 passed on from generation to generation (idiom); to hand down
代代相传
dài dài xiāng chuán
  1. 1 passed on from generation to generation (idiom); to hand down
以言代法
yǐ yán dài fǎ
  1. 1 to substitute one's words for the law (idiom); high-handedly putting one's orders above the law
以言代法，以权压法
yǐ yán dài fǎ , yǐ quán yā fǎ
  1. 1 to substitute one's words for the law and abuse power to crush it (idiom); completely lawless behavior
  2. 2 Might makes right.
包办代替
bāo bàn dài tì
  1. 1 to do everything oneself (idiom); not to allow others in on the act
容华绝代
róng huá jué dài
  1. 1 to be blessed with rare and radiant beauty (idiom)
富不过三代
fù bù guò sān dài
  1. 1 wealth never survives three generations (idiom)
新陈代谢
xīn chén dài xiè
  1. 1 metabolism (biology)
  2. 2 the new replaces the old (idiom)
时代不同，风尚不同
shí dài bù tóng , fēng shàng bù tóng
  1. 1 customs change with time (idiom); other times, other manners
  2. 2 O Tempora, O Mores!
绝代佳人
jué dài jiā rén
  1. 1 beauty unmatched in her generation (idiom); woman of peerless elegance
  2. 2 prettiest girl ever
越俎代庖
yuè zǔ dài páo
  1. 1 lit. to go beyond the sacrificial altar and take over the kitchen (idiom); fig. to exceed one's place and meddle in other people's affairs
  2. 2 to take matters into one's own hands
风华绝代
fēng huá jué dài
  1. 1 magnificent style unmatched in his generation (idiom); peerless talent

Sample Sentences

说得容易，虽然从科学的角度来说，人死后肉体就没有了意义。但是在我们中国人的传统观念里，还是认为死后应该保留一个完整的遗体进行火化，自己的后代也能有所慰藉。
shuōderóngyì ，suīrán cóng kēxué de jiǎodù láishuō ，rén sǐ hòu ròutǐ jiù méiyǒu le yìyì 。dànshì zài wǒmen Zhōngguórén de chuántǒng guānniàn lǐ ，háishì rènwéi sǐ hòu yīnggāi bǎoliú yī gè wánzhěng de yítǐ jìnxíng huǒhuà ，zìjǐ de hòudài yě néng yǒusuǒwèijiè 。
It's easy to say. Although speaking from a scientific perspective, a person's body after he dies doesn't have any meaning, but in our traditional Chinese views, we still think that after a person dies, he should preserve the whole body to be cremated. And one's descendants can be consoled to some extent.
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真的啊，我一定要去查一查。没准我还是孔子的后代呐！
zhēnde ā ，wǒ yīdìng yào qù cháyīchá 。méizhǔn wǒ háishì Kǒngzǐ de hòudài na ！
Really? I'll definitely go have a look. Maybe I'm a descendant of Confucius!
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你连这都不知道啊？他们是麒麟和人共生的后代，头上都长着犄角。为了能永生，他们在死前把身体冷冻起来，将来再解冻，重获新生。
nǐ lián zhè dōu bù zhīdào a ？tāmen shì qílín hé rén gòngshēng de hòudài ，tóu shàng dōu zhǎng zhe jījiǎo 。wèile néng yǒngshēng ，tāmen zài sǐ qián bǎ shēntǐ lěngdòng qǐlai ，jiānglái zài jiědòng ，chónghuò xīnshēng 。
You don't even know this? They're the result of symbiosis between humans and Kirin. They have a horn on their forehead. To live forever, they freeze their bodies before they die. When they're thawed in the future, they get to live again!
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