# 马后炮 (mǎhòupào)

In Mandarin Chinese, 马后炮 (mǎhòupào) means “belated action; hindsight comment”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: belated action; hindsight comment
- Pinyin: mǎhòupào (ma3 hou4 pao4)
- Traditional: 馬後炮
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 事情已经过去了，别放马后炮。
  Shìqing yǐjīng guòqù le, bié fàng mǎhòupào.
  The matter is over, so don't make belated comments.

## Characters

- [马](https://hanziro.com/word/ma-horse/) (mǎ): horse
- [后](https://hanziro.com/word/hou-after/) (hòu): after; behind
- [炮](https://hanziro.com/word/pao-cannon/) (pào): cannon; firecracker

https://hanziro.com/word/ma-hou-pao-belated-action/

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