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后天

hòu tiāndictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
the day after tomorrow / life after birth (the period in which one develops through experiences, contrasted with 先天[xiān tiān]) / acquired (not innate or congenital) / a posteriori
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-99101315a8505b87. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

後天 后天 [hou4 tian1] /the day after tomorrow/life after birth (the period in which one develops through experiences, contrasted with 先天[xian1 tian1])/acquired (not innate or congenital)/a posteriori/

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Other forms in these source records: 後天

  • 后
    hòu

    empress / queen / (archaic) monarch / ruler / back / behind / rear / afterwards / after / later / post-

    Hòu

    surname Hou

  • 天
    tiān

    day / sky / heaven

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.