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后尘 Pronunciation and Pinyin

后尘 Usage and Examples

dust kicked up by a preceding person

footsteps of a predecessor

她步她父亲的后尘,在电视台工作。

She works in television, following in her father's footsteps.

他命中注定要步父亲的后尘,过戎马生涯。

He was destined for a military career, like his father before him.

The characters in 后尘

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
后
hòu6after, behind, empress
尘
chén6dust, mortal world

More words starting with 后

  • hòu后bù不jiǔ久soon after, shortly after
  • hòu后shì世posterity, future generations
  • hòu后shì世tú图shū书fēn分lèi类Book classification for posterity, Later generations' book classification
  • hòu后shì世zǐ子sūn孙posterity, future generations
  • hòu后shì世wén文xué学Literature for posterity, Later literature
  • hòu后shì世de的of later generations, posthumous
  • hòu后shì世dú读zhě者Future readers, Later readers
  • hòu后shì事funeral arrangements, subsequent matters
  • hòu后rén人descendants, posterity
  • hòu后dài代descendants; offspring; posterity
  • hòu后dài代men们descendants, posterity
  • hòu后dài代zǐ子sūn孙descendants, posterity

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Questions about 后尘

What does 后尘 mean in Chinese?

后尘 (hòu chén) means “dust kicked up by a preceding person, footsteps of a predecessor”.

How do you pronounce 后尘?

后尘 is pronounced hòu chén in Mandarin Chinese.

How do you say “dust kicked up by a preceding person” in Chinese?

“dust kicked up by a preceding person” is 后尘 (hòu chén) in Chinese.

How is 后尘 used in a sentence?

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

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