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title: "Houdai Meaning: 后代 (hòudài) Means “descendants”"
description: "后代 (traditional 後代, hòudài) means “descendants; offspring”. Hear its tones, see what 后 and 代 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/houdai"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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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](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/oath-in-the-peach-garden-three-kingdoms-intermediate-chinese-1#library-word-151-153)

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## More words with 后 or 代

- [背后 bèihòu](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/beihou)
- [此后 cǐhòu](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/cihou)
- [代表 dàibiǎo](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/daibiao)
- [代价 dàijià](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/daijia)
- [代理 dàilǐ](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/daili)
- [代理人 dàilǐrén](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dailiren)
- [代替 dàitì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/daiti)
- [代言 dàiyán](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/daiyan)
- [当代 dāngdài](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dangdai)
- [古代 gǔdài](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gudai)

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