后者 (hòu zhě) — the latter (of two)
Definition
后者 (hòu zhě) means 'the latter' — the second of two things just mentioned. It is the direct counterpart of 前者 ('the former'); in a pair 前者…后者, 前者 refers to the first item and 后者 to the second.
noun
the latter (of two)
Examples
- 后者，后者。Qián zhě hé hòu zhě dōu shì bú cuò de xuǎn zé, dàn wǒ gèng tuī jiàn hòu zhě.Both the former and the latter are good choices, but I recommend the latter more.
- ，后者。Zhè liǎng gè fāng àn zhōng, hòu zhě de chéng běn gèng dī.Between these two plans, the latter has lower costs.
- ，后者。Tā bǐ jiào le liǎng zhǒng fāng fǎ, rèn wéi hòu zhě gèng yǒu xiào.He compared two methods and thought the latter was more effective.
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