Chinese word

后天

Pronunciation

Pinyinhòu tiān

Meaning

  • nounthe day after tomorrow

Example

我们后天去北京。wǒ men hòu tiān qù běi jīng

We are going to Beijing the day after tomorrow.

Illustration for 后天 (the day after tomorrow)

More examples

我们后天晚上去看电影。wǒ men hòu tiān wǎn shàng qù kàn diàn yǐng

We will go see a movie the night after tomorrow.

Core concept

The next calendar square after tomorrow.

Common phrases

  • 后天晚上hòu tiān wǎn shàng

    the night after tomorrow

  • 后天早上hòu tiān zǎo shàng

    the morning after tomorrow

Similar words

明天míng tiān: The calendar day immediately after today.
今天jīn tiān: The current calendar day or date.
昨天zuó tiān: The calendar day immediately before today.

Definition in Chinese

比明天晚一天的日子，即明天之后的一天。bǐ míng tiān wǎn yì tiān de rì zi jí míng tiān zhī hòu de yì tiān

Word origin

In 后天 (hòutiān, "the day after tomorrow"), 后 (hòu, "after") marks what comes later and 天 (tiān, "day") supplies the unit of time.

Usage tips

  • When a plan is made late at night, the reference day can change after midnight, so a weekday or date removes possible ambiguity.

Other meanings

  • acquiredadjective

Opposites

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