后宫
hòu gōng
Pinyin

Definition

后宫
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hòu gōng
  1. harem
  2. chambers of imperial concubines

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

之后
zhī hòu
  1. 1 afterwards
  2. 2 following
  3. 3 later
  4. 4 after
今后
jīn hòu
  1. 1 hereafter
  2. 2 henceforth
  3. 3 in the future
  4. 4 from now on
以后
yǐ hòu
  1. 1 after
  2. 2 later
  3. 3 afterwards
  4. 4 following
  5. 5 later on
  6. 6 in the future
后
hòu
  1. 1 back
  2. 2 behind
  3. 3 rear
  4. 4 afterwards
  5. 5 after
  6. 6 later
  7. 7 post-
后来
hòu lái
  1. 1 afterwards
  2. 2 later
后悔
hòu huǐ
  1. 1 to regret
  2. 2 to repent
最后
zuì hòu
  1. 1 final
  2. 2 last
  3. 3 finally
  4. 4 ultimate
然后
rán hòu
  1. 1 after
  2. 2 then (afterwards)
  3. 3 after that
  4. 4 afterwards
事后
shì hòu
  1. 1 after the event
  2. 2 in hindsight
  3. 3 in retrospect
先后
xiān hòu
  1. 1 early or late
  2. 2 priority
  3. 3 in succession
  4. 4 one after another
前后
qián hòu
  1. 1 around
  2. 2 from beginning to end
  3. 3 all around
  4. 4 front and rear
午后
wǔ hòu
  1. 1 afternoon
大闹天宫
Dà nào Tiān gōng
  1. 1 Monkey Wreaks Havoc in Heaven, story about the Monkey King Sun Wukong 孫悟空|孙悟空[Sūn Wù kōng] from the novel Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记
天宫
Tiān gōng
  1. 1 Temple in Heaven (e.g. of the Jade Emperor)
子宫
zǐ gōng
  1. 1 uterus
  2. 2 womb
宫
Gōng
  1. 1 surname Gong
宫崎骏
Gōng qí Jùn
  1. 1 Miyazaki Hayao (1941-), Japanese director
宫廷
gōng tíng
  1. 1 court (of king or emperor)
幕后
mù hòu
  1. 1 behind the scenes
往后
wǎng hòu
  1. 1 from now on
  2. 2 in the future
  3. 3 time to come

Idioms (20)

三思而后行
sān sī ér hòu xíng
  1. 1 think again and again before acting (idiom); consider carefully in advance
不甘人后
bù gān rén hòu
  1. 1 (idiom) not want to be outdone
  2. 2 not content to lag behind
不甘后人
bù gān hòu rén
  1. 1 (idiom) not want to be outdone
  2. 2 not content to lag behind
不顾前后
bù gù qián hòu
  1. 1 regardless of what's before or after (idiom); rushing blindly into sth
事后聪明
shì hòu cōng ming
  1. 1 wise after the event (idiom); with hindsight, one should have predicted it
事后诸葛亮
shì hòu Zhū gě Liàng
  1. 1 a genius in retrospect (idiom); hindsight is 20-20
先斩后奏
xiān zhǎn hòu zòu
  1. 1 first decapitate then present your trophy (idiom); act first, report later
先礼后兵
xiān lǐ hòu bīng
  1. 1 peaceful measures before using force (idiom); diplomacy before violence
  2. 2 jaw-jaw is better than war-war
光前裕后
guāng qián yù hòu
  1. 1 to bring honor to one's ancestors and benefit future generations (idiom)
刀不磨要生锈，人不学要落后
dāo bù mó yào shēng xiù , rén bù xué yào luò hòu
  1. 1 a blade will get rusty if it is not sharpened; a man will fall behind if he doesn't study (idiom)
前不着村，后不着店
qián bù zháo cūn , hòu bù zháo diàn
  1. 1 lit. no village ahead and no inn behind (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to be stranded in the middle of nowhere
  3. 3 to be in a predicament
前不见古人，后不见来者
qián bù jiàn gǔ rén , hòu bù jiàn lái zhě
  1. 1 unique
  2. 2 unprecedented (idiom)
前事不忘，后事之师
qián shì bù wàng , hòu shì zhī shī
  1. 1 don't forget past events, they can guide you in future (idiom); benefit from past experience
前人栽树，后人乘凉
qián rén zāi shù , hòu rén chéng liáng
  1. 1 to enjoy the benefits of the hard work of one's predecessors. (idiom)
前仆后继
qián pū hòu jì
  1. 1 one falls, the next follows (idiom); stepping into the breach to replace fallen comrades
  2. 2 advancing wave upon wave
前倨后恭
qián jù hòu gōng
  1. 1 to switch from arrogance to deference (idiom)
前因后果
qián yīn hòu guǒ
  1. 1 cause and effects (idiom); entire process of development
前怕狼后怕虎
qián pà láng hòu pà hǔ
  1. 1 lit. to fear the wolf in front and the tiger behind (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to be full of needless fears
  3. 3 reds under the beds
前赴后继
qián fù hòu jì
  1. 1 to advance dauntlessly in wave upon wave (idiom)
前车之覆，后车之鉴
qián chē zhī fù , hòu chē zhī jiàn
  1. 1 lit. the cart in front overturns, a warning to the following cart (idiom); fig. draw lesson from the failure of one's predecessor
  2. 2 learn from past mistake
  3. 3 once bitten twice shy

Sample Sentences

一天到晚看这些女人在后宫勾心斗角，累不累啊？我要换台看别的了。
yītiāndàowǎn kàn zhèxiē nǚrén zài hòugōng gōuxīndòujiǎo ，lèibulèi ā ？wǒ yào huàn tái kàn biéde le 。
Don't you get tired of seeing these women fighting and scheming behind each others' back in the concubine quarters of the imperial palace from morning to night? I want to change the channel.
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小顺子，你可比后宫的娘娘们还要狠毒呢！
Xiǎoshùnzi ，nǐ kě bǐ hòugōng de niángniang men hái yào hěndú ne ！
Xiao Shunzi, you're even more vicious than the imperial concubines!
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