Writing
后天 (hòu tiān) — how to say "the day after tomorrow" in Chinese
后天
The day after tomorrow
noun
Character composition
后
after
天
day
Radicals / Keys
口
Mouth
#30 · kǒu · 3 strokes
大
Big
#37 · dà · 3 strokes
Collocations
后天出发
hòu tiān chūfā
set off the day after tomorrow
后天考试
hòu tiān kǎoshì
exam the day after tomorrow
后天上午
hòu tiān shàngwǔ
the morning of the day after tomorrow
Examples
我们后天去北京旅行。
We are going on a trip to Beijing the day after tomorrow.
后天我们要去北京旅行
The day after tomorrow we will travel to Beijing
Mnemonic
[hòu tiān-] Hou-Hou, a little sloth, hangs a calendar, taps today with one claw, hops over tomorrow, and stops on the next day. "Picnic is 后天!" he announces and hides his umbrella. 🦥📅 His friends nod: not tomorrow, but one day later.
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Frequently asked questions
How to say day after tomorrow in Chinese?
"the day after tomorrow" in Chinese is 后天 (hòu tiān).
后天 meaning in English
后天 (hòu tiān) means "The day after tomorrow".
How is 后天 pronounced?
It is pronounced hòu tiān (written as hou tian, houtian). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
How do you write "the day after tomorrow" in Chinese characters?
It is written 后天: 后 has 6 strokes, 天 has 4 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.
What HSK 3.0 level is 后天?
后天 is on the HSK 3.0 level 3 word list. It is not part of the six-level HSK 2.0 lists.
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