Definition
后脚 is a noun that literally means 'rear foot' — the foot that follows when walking. Figuratively it refers to someone or something that follows closely behind. It also appears in the fixed pattern 前脚…后脚…, which means 'as soon as one action finishes, the next immediately follows' — for example, 他前脚走，我后脚就到 ('He left and I arrived right after').
n.
rear foot (the back foot when walking)the person or thing immediately behindclose behind
Examples
- ，，后脚。Tā zǒulù de shíhou, qián jiǎo gāng luòdì, hòu jiǎ jiù tái qǐlái le.When he walks, as soon as his front foot touches the ground, his back foot lifts up.
- ，后脚。Qiánmiàn de chē hái méi kāi duō yuǎn, hòu jiǎ de chē jiù zhuī shànglái le.The car in front hadn't driven far before the car close behind caught up.
- ，后脚。Tā qián jiǎo gāng zǒu, hòu jiǎ wǒ jiù dào le.As soon as he left, I arrived.
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