<p>后景 indeed exists as a word, but I dot not personally recall it being used. I think people will understand it if you use it. Of course 背景 is the more common word choice.</p>
<p>References: 现代汉语词典 第7版 p. 545
<a href="https://i.sstatic.net/Ppp1k.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/Ppp1k.png" alt="后景 explanation" /></a></p>
<p>现代汉语大词典 p. 1144</p>
<p><a href="https://i.sstatic.net/6XHn3.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/6XHn3.png" alt="后景 explanation" /></a></p>
<p>画面上衬托在主体后面的景物, Background of an image</p>
<p>对人物、事件起作用的历史情况或现实环境, Background of an event</p>

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user2249675
<p>背景 (background) is the right word.</p>
<p>It in fact matches the English words: 前 = fore, 背 = back.</p>
<p>I've never seen usage of 后景, which feels strange and describing some abstract thing.</p>

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indeed, if I saw 後景, my first thought would be something along the lines of previous-ground, maybe in an application like photoshop with more than two "grounds" it could see use (◐‿◑)
zagrycha
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Dudu
<p>prefer &quot;背景&quot; since it is much more common in Chinese</p>

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Weifeng Zhang
<p>I'm reviewing vocabulary, and reached 前景, and one of its meanings is the foreground (of, say, a movie set or a photograph).  ChatGPT uses 背景 as its antonym, but I'm wondering if 后景 is usable, since the antonym of 前 (in 前景) is 后 (in 后景).</p>
<p>I didn't find 后景 in CC-CEDICT, so I'm guessing it's rare or obsolete or something.  Or maybe 后景 is the more precise, technical word.</p>
<p><strong>Question</strong>: As an antonym of 前景 (&quot;foreground&quot;), is it better to use 后景 or 背景?</p>

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As an antonym of 前景 ("foreground"), is it better to use 后景 or 背景?
# As an antonym of 前景 ("foreground"), is it better to use 后景 or 背景?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2023-10-09)

I'm reviewing vocabulary, and reached 前景, and one of its meanings is the foreground (of, say, a movie set or a photograph). ChatGPT uses 背景 as its antonym, but I'm wondering if 后景 is usable, since the antonym of 前 (in 前景) is 后 (in 后景).

I didn't find 后景 in CC-CEDICT, so I'm guessing it's rare or obsolete or something. Or maybe 后景 is the more precise, technical word.

**Question**: As an antonym of 前景 ("foreground"), is it better to use 后景 or 背景?

**Tags:** word-choice, antonyms


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## 3 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2023-10-09. Score: 4

后景 indeed exists as a word, but I dot not personally recall it being used. I think people will understand it if you use it. Of course 背景 is the more common word choice.

References: 现代汉语词典 第7版 p. 545
[![后景 explanation](https://i.sstatic.net/Ppp1k.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/Ppp1k.png)

现代汉语大词典 p. 1144

[![后景 explanation](https://i.sstatic.net/6XHn3.png)](https://i.sstatic.net/6XHn3.png)

画面上衬托在主体后面的景物, Background of an image

对人物、事件起作用的历史情况或现实环境, Background of an event


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### Answer by username_2 on 2023-10-14. Score: 1

背景 (background) is the right word.

It in fact matches the English words: 前 = fore, 背 = back.

I've never seen usage of 后景, which feels strange and describing some abstract thing.

> **Comments:**
> **username_3**: indeed, if I saw 後景, my first thought would be something along the lines of previous-ground, maybe in an application like photoshop with more than two "grounds" it could see use (◐‿◑)  

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### Answer by username_4 on 2023-10-10. Score: 0

prefer "背景" since it is much more common in Chinese


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