Definition

1. Noun:
   • Future, futurity: "Hậu vận" refers to the later part of a person's life, specifically their fate, fortune, or circumstances in the future. It often carries a connotation of the ultimate outcome or destiny that unfolds over time.
   • Later fate/destiny: It denotes the final lot or end condition, especially regarding one's fortune or life situation in the long term.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Ông ấy luôn nghĩ đến hậu vận của con cháu. (He always thinks about the future of his descendants.)
  • Không ai có thể đoán trước được hậu vận của mình. (No one can predict their own later fate.)
  • Bà cụ sống lương thiện nên hậu vận rất tốt. (The old lady lived righteously, so her final lot was very good.)

Advanced Usage

• "nghĩ đến hậu vận": to think of the future / to consider the long-term consequences.

  • Làm việc gì cũng phải nghĩ đến hậu vận. (In everything you do, you must think of the future.)

• "đoán hậu vận": to predict one's future / to tell one's fortune (regarding later life).

  • Người ta thường đi xem bói để đoán hậu vận. (People often go to fortune-tellers to predict their future.)

Variants and Related Words

• Vận mệnh (n): destiny, fate (broader term, not limited to the later part of life).
• Tương lai (n): future (a more general, neutral term for time yet to come).
• Số phận (n): fate, destiny.

Synonyms

• Tương lai: future.
• Vận mệnh: destiny.
• Số phận: fate.

Notes on Meaning

The word "hậu vận" specifically emphasizes the later stages or the final outcome of one's life journey. It is more specific than the general word for "future" ("tương lai") and often implies a moral or karmic dimension, suggesting that one's actions influence their "hậu vận". It is commonly used in contexts discussing life philosophy, fortune-telling, or reflections on long-term consequences.

noun

1. future; futurity
   • nghĩ đến hậu vận
     To think of the future