Chinese word

后排

Pronunciation

Pinyinhòu pái

Meaning

  • nounback row

Example

孩子坐在后排。hái zi zuò zài hòu pái

The child sits in the back row.

Illustration for 后排 (back row)

More examples

考试中，老师把他安排到后排。kǎo shì zhōng lǎo shī bǎ tā ān pái dào hòu pái

During the exam, the teacher placed him in the back row.

Core concept

The seats or seating area positioned behind the other rows in an ordered space.

Common phrases

  • 坐到后排zuò dào hòu pái

    take a seat in the back row

  • 后排座位hòu pái zuò wèi

    back-row seat

  • 在后排坐着zài hòu pái zuò zhe

    be sitting in the back row

Similar words

后排座位hòu pái zuò wèi: The seats arranged together at the back of a room, theater, or vehicle.
后座hòu zuò: A rear seat in a car or bus, behind the front seats.
最后一排zuì hòu yì pái: The very last row in a room, theater, or other seating area.

Definition in Chinese

队列、教室、剧场或车辆中靠近最后一排的位置或座位，常与“前排”相对。duì liè jiào shì jù chǎng huò chē liàng zhōng kào jìn zuì hòu yì pái de wèi zhì huò zuò wèi cháng yǔ qián pái xiāng duì

Word origin

后 (hòu, "behind") marks the rear position, while 排 (pái, "row") contributes the idea of items arranged in a line, giving the compound its seating sense.

Usage tips

  • In a vehicle or a room, context can make the word refer to a whole seating area rather than one individual chair, a useful distinction when choosing natural English wording.

Other meanings

  • back seatnoun

Opposites

Related words

  • 后排座位hòu pái zuò wèiback-row seatnoun

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