hòu

HSK 7-9
common
noun

Meaning of 后裔

后裔 means descendants; progeny; posterity. Pronounced hòu yì. HSK 7-9.

  • descendants; progeny; posterity

Definitions & Examples

shì
Kǒng
de
shí
liù
dài
hòu
 

He is the 76th generation descendant of Confucius.

Zhè
ge
jiā
de
hòu
jīn
sǎn
zài
shì
jiè
 

The descendants of this family are now scattered around the world.

Bǎo
wén
huà
chǎn
shì
men
liú
gěi
hòu
de
rèn
 

Protecting cultural heritage is our responsibility to leave for posterity.

duō
Ōu
zhōu
wáng
shì
chéng
yuán
dōu
shì
zhè
wèi
huáng
de
hòu
 

Many European royals are descendants of this emperor.

men
de
hòu
réng
rán
bǎo
chí
zhe
lǎo
de
chuán
tǒng
 

Their descendants still maintain ancient traditions.