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

Word relationships

Antonyms

1 item

• 先天 xiān tiān 先天 xiān tiān embryonic period (contrasted with 後天|后天 [hòu tiān]) 后天 (acquired) 与 先天 (innate) 相对: embryonic period (contrasted with 後天|后天 [hòu tiān])

Related words

3 items

• 明天 míng tiān 明天 míng tiān tomorrow 时间顺序: 今天 → 明天 → 后天: tomorrow
• 昨天 zuó tiān 昨天 zuó tiān yesterday 时间顺序: 昨天 → 今天 → 明天 → 后天: yesterday
• 大后天 dà hòu tiān 大后天 dà hòu tiān three days from now 后天之后的那一天: three days from now

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

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我们 后天 去北京。

We are going to Beijing the day after tomorrow.

后天 见。

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Words Containing 后天

• 先天下之忧而忧，后天下之乐而乐 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 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 先天与后天 xiān tiān yǔ hòu tiān: nature versus nurture
• 大后天 大后天 dà hòu tiān: three days from now
• 后天性 后天性 hòu tiān xìng: acquired (characteristic etc)

Child Words of 后天

• 后 后 hòu: empress
• 天 天 tiān: day