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
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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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