# 皇后 (huánghòu)

In Mandarin Chinese, 皇后 (huánghòu) means “empress; queen”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: empress; queen
- Pinyin: huánghòu (huang2 hou4)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 故事里的皇后既善良又聪明。
  Gùshi lǐ de huánghòu jì shànliáng yòu cōngming.
  The queen in the story was both kind and wise.

## Characters

- 皇 (huáng): emperor
- [后](https://hanziro.com/word/hou-after/) (hòu): after; behind

https://hanziro.com/word/huang-hou-empress/

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