无后
wú hòu
Pinyin

Definition

无后
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wú hòu
  1. to lack male offspring

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
后面
hòu miàn
  1. 1 rear
  2. 2 back
  3. 3 behind
  4. 4 later
  5. 5 afterwards
  6. 6 also pr. [hòu mian]
最后
zuì hòu
  1. 1 final
  2. 2 last
  3. 3 finally
  4. 4 ultimate
无
wú
  1. 1 not to have
  2. 2 no
  3. 3 none
  4. 4 not
  5. 5 to lack
  6. 6 un-
  7. 7 -less
无奈
wú nài
  1. 1 helpless
  2. 2 without choice
  3. 3 for lack of better option
  4. 4 grudgingly
  5. 5 willy-nilly
  6. 6 nolens volens
  7. 7 abbr. for 無可奈何|无可奈何[wú kě nài hé]
无敌
wú dí
  1. 1 unequalled
  2. 2 without rival
  3. 3 a paragon
无法
wú fǎ
  1. 1 unable
  2. 2 incapable
无聊
wú liáo
  1. 1 bored
  2. 2 boring
  3. 3 senseless
无语
wú yǔ
  1. 1 to remain silent
  2. 2 to have nothing to say
  3. 3 (coll.) speechless
  4. 4 dumbfounded
无论
wú lùn
  1. 1 no matter what or how
  2. 2 regardless of whether...
无限
wú xiàn
  1. 1 unlimited
  2. 2 unbounded
然后
rán hòu
  1. 1 after
  2. 2 then (afterwards)
  3. 3 after that
  4. 4 afterwards
一无所有
yī wú suǒ yǒu
  1. 1 not having anything at all (idiom); utterly lacking
  2. 2 without two sticks to rub together
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

Idioms (20)

一往无前
yī wǎng wú qián
  1. 1 to advance courageously (idiom)
  2. 2 to press forward
一望无垠
yī wàng wú yín
  1. 1 to stretch as far as the eye can see (idiom)
一望无际
yī wàng wú jì
  1. 1 as far as the eye can see (idiom)
一无所有
yī wú suǒ yǒu
  1. 1 not having anything at all (idiom); utterly lacking
  2. 2 without two sticks to rub together
一无所知
yī wú suǒ zhī
  1. 1 not knowing anything at all (idiom); completely ignorant
  2. 2 without an inkling
一览无余
yī lǎn wú yú
  1. 1 to cover all at one glance (idiom)
  2. 2 a panoramic view
三思而后行
sān sī ér hòu xíng
  1. 1 think again and again before acting (idiom); consider carefully in advance
上天无路，入地无门
shàng tiān wú lù , rù dì wú mén
  1. 1 lit. there is no road to the sky, nor door into the earth (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to be at the end of one's rope
  3. 3 to be trapped in a hopeless situation
不劳无获
bù láo wú huò
  1. 1 no pain, no gain (idiom)
不学无术
bù xué wú shù
  1. 1 without learning or skills (idiom); ignorant and incompetent
不求有功，但求无过
bù qiú yǒu gōng , dàn qiú wú guò
  1. 1 lit. not aiming to achieve the best possible result, but rather trying to avoid making mistakes (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to take a risk-averse approach
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
世上无难事，只怕有心人
shì shàng wú nán shì , zhǐ pà yǒu xīn rén
  1. 1 there is nothing the determined person can't accomplish (idiom)
  2. 2 persistence will overcome
了无生趣
liǎo wú shēng qù
  1. 1 to lose all interest in life (idiom)
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
事无巨细
shì wú jù xì
  1. 1 lit. things are not separated according to their size (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to deal with any matter, regardless of its importance
互通有无
hù tōng yǒu wú
  1. 1 mutual exchange of assistance (idiom)
  2. 2 to benefit from each other's strengths and make up each other's shortfalls
  3. 3 to reciprocate with material assistance
  4. 4 scratch each other's back

Sample Sentences

在中国人的传统观念中，“不孝有三，无后为大”，因为无法承担传宗接代的责任，很多同性恋者本身都会觉得对不起父母，心怀愧疚感，又怎么会为自己感到自豪呢？
zài zhōngguórén de chuántǒng guānniàn zhōng ，“bùxiào yǒu sān，wú hòu wéi dà ”，yīnwèi wúfǎ chéngdān chuánzōngjiēdài de zérèn ，hěnduō tóngxìngliànzhě běnshēn dōuhuì juéde duìbuqǐ fùmǔ ，xīnhuái kuìjiù gǎn ，yòu zénme huì wèi zìjǐ gǎndào zìháo ne ？
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