subsequent; follow-up; to remarry
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Meanings
2 senses · 5 examplesadjective
subsequent; following; follow-up
formalUsed as an attributive adjective to describe events, actions, or personnel that come after the initial ones.
Zhǔ主
lì力
bù部
duì队
yǐ已
jīng经
chū出
fā发
，
hòu后
xù续
bù部
duì队
míng明
tiān天
gēn跟
shàng上
。
The main force has already set off; the follow-up troops will catch up tomorrow.
Guān关
yú于
zhè这
ge个
xiàng项
mù目
de的
hòu后
xù续
gōng工
zuò作
，
wǒ我
men们
huì会
zài再
kāi开
huì会
tǎo讨
lùn论
。
We will hold another meeting to discuss the follow-up work for this project.
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Dì第
yī一
lún轮
tán谈
pàn判
hěn很
shùn顺
lì利
，
hòu后
xù续
de的
jìn进
zhǎn展
xū需
yào要
chí持
xù续
guān关
zhù注
。
The first round of negotiations went smoothly; subsequent developments need continuous attention.
verb
to remarry (after the death of one's spouse); to take a second wife
dialectA dialectal (especially southern) term, now considered old-fashioned. Typically used for a widower marrying again.
Tā他
qī妻
zi子
qù去
shì世
sān三
nián年
hòu后
，
tā他
hòu后
xù续
le了
yī一
wèi位
nǚ女
zi子
。
Three years after his wife passed away, he remarried (a woman).
Zài在
lǎo老
yī一
bèi辈
de的
guān观
niàn念
lǐ里
，
nán男
rén人
hòu后
xù续
shì是
hěn很
píng平
cháng常
de的
shì事
。
In the older generation's view, it was quite ordinary for a man to remarry.