后辈 (hòu bèi) — younger generation (in relation to one's elders); posterity; descendants
Definition
A relational term meaning 'younger generation' — always relative to the speaker or a named 前辈/长辈. The first sense covers juniors in a field or workplace; the second is a more literary sense for descendants/posterity.
noun
younger generation (in relation to one's elders)posteritydescendants
Examples
- ，后辈。Tā zuò wéi xué shù jiè de qián bèi, fēi cháng yuàn yì bāng zhù hòu bèi.As a senior in academia, he is very willing to help the younger generation.
- 后辈。Zhè xiē yí chǎn dōu shì wèi le liú gěi hòu bèi de.This inheritance is all meant to be left to posterity.
- ，后辈。Zài gōng zuò zhōng, hòu bèi yīng gāi xū xīn xiàng zhǎng bèi xué xí.At work, junior colleagues should humbly learn from their seniors.
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