How to say “day after tomorrow” in Chinese
day after tomorrow
“Day after tomorrow” in Chinese is 后天, hòu tiān: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
后天 is read hòu tiān: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
A person 大 with a stroke above the head: the sky.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “后天”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 后天. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 后天是我的生日hòutiānshìwǒdeshēngrìThe day after tomorrow is my birthday.
More words from the lesson “Just now”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “day after tomorrow” in Chinese?
“Day after tomorrow” in Chinese is 后天, pinyin hòutiān.
What does 后天 mean?
后天 (hòutiān) means “day after tomorrow”.
How do you write 后天?
后天 is 2 characters: 后 (hòu) — behind, after; 天 (tiān) — sky, day. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 后天?
后天 is read hòutiān. Tones: hòu — fourth tone, tiān — first tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“day after tomorrow” in the lesson “Just now”
This word is from the topic “Seasons and time” of HSK 3. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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