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)