後天

hòutiān

Novice Level 1* ★ Core word
Noun

後天 (hòutiān) is a Chinese word meaning “the day after tomorrow”. It sits at TOCFL Level 1* (CEFR Novice) on Taiwan's official TBCL vocabulary standard, where it is marked a core word.

Definition

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

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Example

後天是我的生日。

The day after tomorrow is my birthday.

Related words at this level

Vocabulary & levels: TBCL / NAER. Parts of speech: TOCFL 8000-word list (SC-TOP). Definitions: CC-CEDICT & CFDICT (CC BY-SA). Stroke data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License).