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后年 (hòu nián): The year after next (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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后年 consists of 2 characters.

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

HSK 3.0 · L1

hòu后

queen, empress; behind, after

年 • nián • year • HSK 3.0 · L1

HSK 3.0 · L1

nián年

year

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Pinyinhòu nián

Meaningthe year after next

Characters2

HSK3.0 Level 3

SyntaxNoun

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More common words that include characters from 后年.

Words with 后

后面hòu miànat the back; behind; later
以后yǐ hòuafter
后天hòu tiānthe day after tomorrow
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 年

今年jīn niánthis year
明年míng niánnext year
去年qù niánlast year
过年guò niánto celebrate the Chinese New Year
前年

qián nián

the year before last

年级nián jí(school) year/grade

年轻nián qīngyoung

新年xīn niánNew Year

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Example Sentences with 后年

wǒ我

jì计

huà划

hòu后

nián年

qù去

Zhōng中

guó国

liú留

xué学

。

I plan to study abroad in China the year after next.