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太后 Pronunciation and Pinyin

太后 Usage and Examples

Empress Dowager

黄色用于太后,秋香色用于老郡主和老诰命夫人。

The yellow uses in the queen mother, and the olive-yellow uses in the old infanta and always informing assigns madame.

王太后突然亲吻了公爵的脸颊,令朝臣大吃一惊。

The Queen Mother surprised courtiers by suddenly kissing the Duke on the cheek.

The characters in 太后

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
太
tài4too much or very
后
hòu6after, behind, empress

More words starting with 太

  • tài太jiǔ久Too long, For too long
  • tài太jiǔ久le了Too long, For too long
  • tài太luàn乱le了It's too messy., It's a mess.
  • tài太bǎo保Grand Guardian, Grand Protector
  • tài太fù傅Grand Tutor
  • tài太gōng公great-grandfather, great-grandpa
  • tài太gōng公diào钓yú鱼yuàn愿zhě者shàng上gōu钩Fishing for the willing., The willing take the bait.
  • tài太bàn半more than half
  • tài太gǔ古Swire, antiquity
  • tài太gǔ古shí时dài代Primeval age, Primordial age
  • tài太kě可xī惜le了What a pity!, That's a shame!
  • tài太shǐ史Grand Scribe, Grand Historian

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Questions about 太后

What does 太后 mean in Chinese?

太后 (tài hòu) means “Empress Dowager”.

How do you pronounce 太后?

太后 is pronounced tài hòu in Mandarin Chinese.

How do you say “Empress Dowager” in Chinese?

“Empress Dowager” is 太后 (tài hòu) in Chinese.

How is 太后 used in a sentence?

This page has 2 example sentences using 太后, each with pinyin and an English translation.

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