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后天 (hòu tiān): The day after tomorrow (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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后 • hòu • queen, empress; behind, after • HSK 3.0 · L1
HSK 3.0 · L1
hòu后

queen, empress; behind, after

天 • tiān • sky, heaven, or the celestial realm • HSK 3.0 · L1
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tiān天

sky, heaven, or the celestial realm

Word Info

Pinyinhòu tiān
Meaningthe day after tomorrow
Characters2
HSK3.0 Level 3
SyntaxNoun

Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 后天.

Words with 后
  • 后面hòu miànat the back; behind; later
  • 以后yǐ hòuafter
  • 后年hòu niánthe year after next
  • 后来hòu láiafterward
  • 最后zuì hòulastly
  • 然后rán hòuand then; after that
  • 之后zhī hòuafter; behind
  • 今后jīn hòuhereafter
Words with 天
  • 今天jīn tiāntoday
  • 天气tiān qìweather
  • 明天míng tiāntomorrow
  • 昨天zuó tiānyesterday
白天
bái tiān
daytime
  • 星期天xīng qī tiānSunday
  • 冬天dōng tiānwinter
  • 前天qián tiānthe day before yesterday
    • 4.

    Example Sentences with 后天

    wǒ我
    men们
    hòu后
    tiān天
    qù去
    gōng公
    yuán园
    wán玩
    。
    We will go to the park to play the day after tomorrow.
    suī虽
    rán然
    tā她
    xiān先
    tiān天
    tiáo条
    jiàn件
    hěn很
    hǎo好
    nǐ你
    jué觉
    de得
    zhì智
    shāng商
    kě可
    yǐ以
    tōng通
    guò过
    hòu
    zhè这
    zhǒng种
    piān偏
    jiàn见
    bìng并
    fēi非
    shè社
    huì会
    gù固
    yǒu
    nǐ你
    rèn认
    wéi为
    zhì智
    lì力
    kě可
    yǐ以
    tōng通
    guò过
    hòu
    ，
    dàn但
    hòu后
    tiān天
    nǔ努
    lì力
    cái才
    shì是
    chéng成
    gōng功
    de的
    guān关
    jiàn键
    。
    Although she has good innate conditions, hard work is the key to success.
    后
    tiān天
    nǔ努
    lì力
    tí提
    shēng升
    ma吗
    ？
    Do you think IQ can be improved through acquired effort?
    有
    de的
    ，
    ér而
    shì是
    hòu后
    tiān天
    xíng形
    chéng成
    de的
    。
    This prejudice is not inherent to society, but rather acquired later.
    后
    tiān天
    xùn训
    liàn练
    dé得
    dào到
    xiǎn显
    zhù著
    tí提
    shēng升
    ma吗
    ？
    Do you think intelligence can be significantly improved through postnatal training?