后
天

The day after tomorrow in Chinese: 后天 (hòu tiān)

hòu tiān

the day after tomorrow

HSK 3.0 Level 1Traditional: 後天1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1the day after tomorrow
  2. 2life after birth (the period in which one develops through experiences, contrasted with 天)
  3. 3acquired (not innate or congenital)
  4. 4a posteriori

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天

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ㄏㄡˋ

hòu

ㄏ/ hㄡ/ ouˋ/ fourth tone

ㄊㄧㄢ

tiān

ㄊ/ tㄧ/ iㄢ/ an—/ first tone

Simplified & traditional

后天

Simplified

後天

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 我们后天去看电影。

    wǒ men hòu tiān qù kàn diàn yǐng。

    We're going to see a movie the day after tomorrow.

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Related words

后

hòu

empress

天

tiān

day

后面

hòu mian

the back

今天

jīn tiān

today

明天

míng tiān

tomorrow

天气

tiān qì

weather

昨天

zuó tiān

yesterday

然后

rán hòu

then

以后

yǐ hòu

after

后悔

hòu huǐ

to regret

后来

hòu lái

afterwards

聊天

liáo tiān

to chat

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