Chinese word

大后天

Pronunciation

Pinyindà hòu tiān

Meaning

  • nounin three days

Example

我们大后天去看电影吧。wǒ men dà hòu tiān qù kàn diàn yǐng ba

Let's go see a movie in three days.

Illustration for 大后天 (in three days)

More examples

我大后天上午有个预约。wǒ dà hòu tiān shàng wǔ yǒu gè yù yuē

I have an appointment three days from now in the morning.

Core concept

A point three days ahead on the calendar, beyond tomorrow and the day after tomorrow.

Common phrases

  • 大后天上午dà hòu tiān shàng wǔ

    the morning three days from now

  • 大后天见面dà hòu tiān jiàn miàn

    meet three days from now

Similar words

后天hòu tiān: The second day from today.
三天后sān tiān hòu: A day three days after today.
三天以后sān tiān yǐ hòu: A point in time reached after three days.
明天míng tiān: The next day after today.

Definition in Chinese

表示从今天起向后数第三天，口语中常指三日后的一天。biǎo shì cóng jīn tiān qǐ xiàng hòu shù dì sān tiān kóu yǔ zhōng cháng zhǐ sān rì hòu de yì tiān

Word origin

大后天 (dàhòutiān, "in three days") is built from 大 (dà, "big") + 后 (hòu, "after") + 天 (tiān, "day"), where 大 signals the extra step from the day after tomorrow to the following day.

Usage tips

  • When plans matter, pairing this relative date with a calendar date prevents a one-day counting error.

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