DICTIONARY · CC-CEDICT

後進

简后进 · 繁後進

Mandarin · pinyin hòu jìn

less advanced
underdeveloped
lagging behind
the younger generation
the less experienced ones

Full entryShow on map

Characters in this entry

後: hòu · behind, rear, after; descendents
進: jìn · advance, make progress, enter
后: hòu · queen, empress, sovereign; (simp. for 後) behind, rear, after
进: jìn · advance, make progress, enter

Written characters and their own readings; the entry’s pronunciation is shown above.

Explore the spelling

Mandarin tones

4–4 · hou4 jin4

Compare attested words with these syllables ↗

Dictionary tones. Connected speech can change their realization.

Connected dictionary

4character links2same-tone records

Explore word families ↗Compare pronunciations ↗Open character structure ↗

Counts describe dictionary records, not word frequency or semantic similarity. Source identities stay separate.

Read this spelling in Classical texts

Follow a written form into the eight pinned witnesses: Analects, Mencius, Laozi, Zhuangzi, Xunzi, Han Feizi, Sunzi and the Mao Shijing. A match is a place to investigate; it does not prove that a modern dictionary sense fits the passage.

後進 · find source passages ↗ · 后进 · find source passages ↗

Explore Classical grammar ↗

Compare dictionary sources Wiktionary · 4 senses

Wiktionary English definitions · Chinese section

Independent source senses for this spelling, with usage labels retained. Not matched to the pronunciation above.

noun

(literary) younger generation; posterity; descendants
(literary) juniors; inferiors
person or institution slow in progress

adj

backward; slow in progress; lagging behind

Source page · dump 2026-09-02 · Contributors & history

Wiktionary contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source & license · Data pack