# 后台 (hòutái)

In Mandarin Chinese, 后台 (hòutái) means “backstage; back-end; backing”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: backstage; back-end; backing
- Pinyin: hòutái (hou4 tai2)
- Traditional: 後台
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 演员们在后台准备。
  Yǎnyuánmen zài hòutái zhǔnbèi.
  The actors are preparing backstage.

## Characters

- [后](https://hanziro.com/word/hou-after/) (hòu): after; behind
- [台](https://hanziro.com/word/tai-platform-stage/) (tái): platform, stage; (measure word) for machines

https://hanziro.com/word/hou-tai-backstage/

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