后事 (hòu shì) — later developments; subsequent events; funeral arrangements; burial matters
Definition
后事 is a literary noun with two unrelated senses: 'funeral arrangements' (a euphemistic setup for burial matters) and 'later developments / what happened next' (used in storytelling or reporting on an event).
noun
later developmentssubsequent eventsfuneral arrangementsburial matters
Examples
- ，后事。Tā qù shì qián, yǐ jīng bǎ hòu shì dōu ān pái hǎo le.Before he passed away, he had already arranged all the funeral matters.
- ，后事。Zhè ge gù shi wǒ zhī jiǎng le yí bàn, hòu shì rú hé nǐ zì jǐ qù xiǎng ba.I've only told half of this story; the later developments you'll have to imagine yourself.
- 后事，。Guān yú zhè cì shì gù de hòu shì, wǒ men míng tiān kāi huì tǎo lùn.We'll discuss the aftermath of this accident in tomorrow's meeting.
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