皇后 (huáng hòu) — empress
Definition
皇后 is the emperor's wife — pair it with 皇帝 (the emperor himself). 皇 marks both as imperial; 后 here specifically means empress, not just any queen.
noun
empress
Measure word · 位
Examples
- ,皇后。Lì shǐ shàng zhǐ yǒu yí wèi nǚ huáng dì, dàn shì yǒu hěn duō huáng hòu.In history there was only one female emperor, but there were many empresses.
- 皇后。huáng hòu Shì yí wèi hěn yǒu zhì huì de rén.The empress was a very wise person.
- 皇后。huáng hòu Chuān de yī fu hěn piào liang.The clothes the empress wore were beautiful.
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