后天

hòu tiān

HSK 3.0 Level 3 Noun Uncommon

Definitions

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

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Word relationships

Antonyms

1 item

先天

xiān tiān

embryonic period (contrasted with 後天|后天 [hòu tiān])

后天 (acquired) 与先天 (innate) 相对

Related words

3 items

明天

míng tiān

tomorrow

时间顺序: 今天 → 明天 → 后天

昨天

zuó tiān

yesterday

时间顺序: 昨天 → 今天 → 明天 → 后天

大后天

dà hòu tiān

three days from now

后天之后的那一天

Usage notes

Common mistakes

后天只表示将来的一天，不表示过去的一天。

Formality

表示时间时口语和书面语均可使用，但在哲学语境中'后天'更正式。

Example Sentences

2 shown

我们后天去北京。

We are going to Beijing the day after tomorrow.

后天见。

Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 5571069)

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Words Containing 后天

先天下之忧而忧，后天下之乐而乐

xiān tiān xià zhī yōu ér yōu , hòu tiān xià zhī lè ér lè

The first concern is affairs of state, enjoying the pleasure comes later. Quotation from essay On Yueyang Tower 岳陽樓記|岳阳楼记 by Song writer Fan Zhongyan 范仲淹[fàn zhòng yān]

先天不足，后天失调

xiān tiān bù zú , hòu tiān shī tiáo

to be born with a weak constitution and suffer from ill health during one's life

先天与后天

xiān tiān yǔ hòu tiān

nature versus nurture

three days from now

acquired (characteristic etc)