后面 hòu mian
“the back; the rear; the last bit; behind; near the end; at the back; later; afterwards”
locality wordHSK 1 · 2021 list level 3Traditional 後面
新HSK等级2025 HSK 3.0 syllabus level
后面 appears in the November 2025 exam syllabus in the following numbered entry. Levels refer to the listed reading and use, not every meaning.
- Entry 356: 后面 hòumiàn — Level 2; official annotation 2 (名). PDF page 88
Separate from the HSK 2.0 and 2021 list labels above. Compare the three lists.
用法How to use 后面
后面 is a location noun meaning "the back/the rear" or "behind"; it can also mean "later/following" in a sequence. It can stand alone or follow a place noun directly (学校后面), and it can modify a noun with 的 (后面的房子) or express possession (房子的后面).
例句Example sentences
- 学校后面有一个公园。xué xiào hòu miàn yǒu yí gè gōng yuán.There is a park behind the school.
- 请坐在后面。qǐng zuò zài hòu miàn.Please sit in the back.
- 后面的问题很难。hòu miàn de wèn tí hěn nán.The later questions are difficult.
易混词Easily confused
后面vs以后
以后 means "after" or "in the future" in time and often follows a verb or event (吃完饭以后). 后面 is mainly spatial ("behind/back"); its temporal sense is "later in a sequence/following part" (后面的问题), not the usual word for "after doing something."