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What does 后代 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

后代 hòudài

descendants; offspring

It can also mean

  • later generations; later periods

Its characters

  1. 后 hòu descendants
  2. 代 dài generation

In a sentence

他们都是这位老人的后代。 They are all descendants of this old man.

他平时靠卖草鞋和席子过日子,可他其实是汉朝皇帝的后代。

From 桃园结义 · The Oath in the Peach Garden

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