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后天
hòutiān
Main
English Definitionthe day after tomorrow; acquired (not innate); a posteriori
Simplified Script后天
Traditional Script後天
Pinyinhòutiān
Effective Pinyin
(After Tone Sandhi)		Same
Zhuyin (Bopomofo)ㄏㄡˋ ㄊㄧㄢ
Cantonese (Jyutping)hau6tin1
Part of Speech(名) noun, (时间) time word
Proficiency Test LevelHSK.v3=1 TOCFL=2
Word Decomposition
后hòuback; behind; rear; afterwards; after; later; post-
天tiānday; sky; heaven

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Words With Same Head Word    
后年hòuniánthe year after next
后来hòuláiafterwards; later
后悔hòuhuǐto regret; to repent
后果hòuguǒconsequences; aftermath
后方hòufāngthe rear; far behind the front line
Words With Same Tail Word    
五重天wǔ chóng tiānlevel 5 heaven
今天jīntiāntoday; at the present; now
昨天zuótiānyesterday
明天míngtiāntomorrow
前天qiántiānthe day before yesterday
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