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后天

hòu tiān

HSK 1 · word 147 of 3,000

Meaning

• the day after tomorrow
• life after birth (the period in which one develops through experiences, contrasted with 先天)
• acquired (not innate or congenital)

Example sentence

Characters in 后天

• 后 hòu back
• 天 tiān day

后 after plus 天 day — the day after tomorrow. 前天 is the mirror: the day before yesterday.

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