后天
hòu tiānㄏㄡˋ ㄊㄧㄢ
Traditional: 後天
HSK 3.0 · 3TOCFL 1
后天 (hòu tiān) means the day after tomorrow; life after birth (the period in which one develops through experiences, contrasted with 天); acquired (not innate or congenital); a posteriori.
Meaning(noun, time word)
the day after tomorrow; life after birth (the period in which one develops through experiences, contrasted with 天); acquired (not innate or congenital); a posteriori
Most often 'the day after tomorrow'.
Examples
我后天回越南。
wǒ hòu tiān huí yuè nán.
I'm going back to Vietnam the day after tomorrow.
后天是星期六。
hòu tiān shì xīng qī liù.
The day after tomorrow is Saturday.
好习惯是后天养成的。
hǎo xí guàn shì hòu tiān yǎng chéng de.
Good habits are acquired, not innate.
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Stroke order
6 strokes
surname Hou
4 strokes
day; sky; heaven
Related words
- 后面 hòu mian — the back; the rear; the last bit; behind; near the end; at the back; later; afterwards
- 然后 rán hòu — then; after that; afterwards
- 以后 yǐ hòu — after; later; afterwards; following; later on; in the future
- 最后 zuì hòu — final; last; finally; ultimate
- 后来 hòu lái — afterwards; later; newly arrived
- 后悔 hòu huǐ — to regret; to feel remorse
- 后果 hòu guǒ — consequences; aftermath
- 落后 luò hòu — to fall behind; to lag (in technology etc); backward; to retrogress