皇后

huáng hòu
HSK 5
empress, imperial consort
noun

Example Sentences

她是中国历史上著名的皇后。
tāshì zhōngguó lìshǐ shàng zhùmíng de huánghòu 。
She is a famous empress in Chinese history.
皇后会参加每年的春季庆典。
huánghòu huì cānjiā měinián de chūnjì qìngdiǎn 。
The empress will attend the annual spring festival.
他的书中描写了一位聪明的皇后。
tāde shū zhōng miáoxiě le yīwèi cōngmíng de huánghòu 。
His book describes a wise empress.

Individual Characters

皇huáng
emperor, old variant of 惶[huang2]
后hòu
back, behind, after, later

Words with similar meanings

王后wánghòu
queen
王后 (wánghòu) is a more general term and can refer to a queen in a monarchy, often implying the wife of a king rather than the specific role of an empress.

Words Starting With 皇

皇帝huáng dì
emperor

Words Ending With 后

以后yǐ hòu
after; later; afterwards; following; later on; in the future
然后rán hòu
after; then (afterwards); after that; afterwards
最后zuì hòu
final; last; finally; ultimate
落后luò hòu
to fall behind; to lag (in technology etc); backward; to retrogress
争先恐后zhēng xiān kǒng hòu
striving to be first and fearing to be last (idiom); outdoing one another

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