No. 5,768 in Chinese
后世
"后世" means "later generations" or "posterity."
In a sentence
他说要留下传说供后世传颂。
He said he wanted to leave a legend for future generations to praise.
后世 here means future generations, referring to people who will live in times to come.
后世的学者研究了这段历史。
Scholars of later generations studied this period of history.
In this case, 后世 refers to scholars of later times than the event or era under discussion.
我们应为后世保护自然环境。
We should protect the natural environment for future generations.
The term 后世 in this sentence means future generations, emphasizing the continuity of responsibility and benefit for those who come after us.
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