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Jyutping hau6 ze2
Pinyin hòu zhě

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. the latter
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞
    所述​兩個​人​或者​兩件​物件​嘅​後​一​個​;​所述​兩種​情​況​嘅​後​一​種
    the latter (person, object or situation)
    • A 同 B 係市面上兩個主要嘅手機牌子,而後者耐用過前者。
      A 同 B 系市面上两个主要嘅手机牌子,而后者耐用过前者。
      ei1 tung4 bi1 hai6 si5 min6 soeng6 loeng5 go3 zyu2 jiu3 ge3 sau2 gei1 paai4 zi2, ji4 hau6 ze2 noi6 jung6 gwo3 cin4 ze2.
      A and B are the two main brands of cellphones on the market. The latter is more durable than the former.
  2. 反義詞
    前者
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun
    the latter
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. (沒有對應漢語詞彙)
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 七一九级词汇表 #1688
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    比起歌舞伎,我更喜欢能乐表演,因为我觉得后者比前者优雅。
    比起歌舞伎,我更喜歡能樂表演,因為我覺得後者比前者優雅。
    bǐ qǐ gē wǔ jì , wǒ gèng xǐ huan néng lè biǎo yǎn , yīn wèi wǒ jué de hòu zhě bǐ qián zhě yōu yǎ 。
    • I prefer Noh to Kabuki because I find the former to be more elegant than the latter.
  2. Mandarin
    实践和理论同样重要,但我们倾向于重视后者而忽略前者。
    實踐和理論同樣重要,但我們傾向於重視後者而忽略前者。
    shí jiàn hé lǐ lùn tóng yàng zhòng yào , dàn wǒ men qīng xiàng yú zhòng shì hòu zhě ér hū lüè qián zhě 。
    • Practice is as important as theory, but we are apt to value the latter and despise the former.
    • Practice is just as important as theory, but we tend to overrate the latter and overlook the former.
  3. Mandarin
    独立的句子和文章中的句子的区别在于后者具备上下文。
    獨立的句子和文章中的句子的區別在於後者具備上下文。
    dú lì de jù zi hé wén zhāng zhòng dì jù zi de qū bié zài yú hòu zhě jù bèi shàng xià wén 。
    • The difference between a standalone sentence and a sentence in the middle of an essay is that the latter has context.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    A 同 B 系市面上两个主要嘅手机牌子,而后者耐用过前者。
    A 同 B 係市面上兩個主要嘅手機牌子,而後者耐用過前者。
    ei1 tung4 bi1 hai6 si5 min6 soeng6 loeng5 go3 zyu2 jiu3 ge3 sau2 gei1 paai4 zi2, ji4 hau6 ze2 noi6 jung6 gwo3 cin4 ze2.
    • A and B are the two main brands of cellphones on the market. The latter is more durable than the former.
  2. Cantonese
    市面上嘅手机有两个主要嘅牌子:A 同 B。前者价钱比较平,后者比较耐用。
    市面上嘅手機有兩個主要嘅牌子:A 同 B。前者價錢比較平,後者比較耐用。
    si5 min6 soeng6 ge3 sau2 gei1 jau5 loeng5 go3 zyu2 ge3 paai4 zi2: ei1 tung4 bi1. cin4 ze2 gaa3 cin4 bei2 gaau3 peng4, hau6 ze2 bei6 gaau3 noi6 jung6.
    • There are two main brands of cellphones in the market: A and B. The former is cheaper, the latter is more durable.
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    后者
    後者
    hòu zhě
    • the latter
  2. Mandarin
    因为后者,于是扫清射界,组织火网,种种方法也发生了。
    因為後者,於是掃清射界,組織火網,種種方法也發生了。
    yīn wèi hòu zhě , yú shì sǎo qīng shè jiè , zǔ zhī huǒ wǎng , zhǒng zhǒng fāng fǎ yě fā shēng le .
    • The latter gives rise to other techniques, such as clearing the field of fire and organizing a fire-net.