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Referring to behind with 后面 (hòumiàn)
Location & Position
Structure
在 + Noun + 的 + 后面
Explanation
The noun 后面 (hòumiàn) means "behind" or "at the back" and indicates a position to the rear of something. It is a location word often used with 在…的后面 to describe where something or someone is situated.
Examples
学校的后面有一片小树林。
xuéxiào de hòumiàn yǒu yī piàn xiǎo shùlín.
There is a small grove behind the school.
你找的那家店就在超市后面。
nǐ zhǎo de nà jiā diàn jiù zài chāoshì hòumiàn.
The shop you're looking for is right behind the supermarket.
他悄悄地走到我后面拍了一下我的肩膀。
tā qiāoqiāo de zǒu dào wǒ hòumiàn pāi le yīxià wǒ de jiānbǎng.
He quietly walked behind me and patted me on the shoulder.