How to Say “The day after tomorrow” in Chinese
Time and dates · new HSK 3
"The day after tomorrow" in Chinese is 后天 (hòu tiān). 后天 is a single-word concept in Chinese; much more elegant than the five-word English version. Chinese has a beautiful symmetric system for relative days: 前天 (day before yesterday), 昨天 (yesterday), 今天 (today), 明天 (tomorrow), 后天 (day after tomorrow), 大后天 (three days from now).
Primary translation
后天
hòu tiān
Traditional: 後天
When to use it
后天 is a single-word concept in Chinese; much more elegant than the five-word English version. Chinese has a beautiful symmetric system for relative days: 前天 (day before yesterday), 昨天 (yesterday), 今天 (today), 明天 (tomorrow), 后天 (day after tomorrow), 大后天 (three days from now). Knowing 大后天 and 大前天 will impress native speakers. Unlike English, you don't need any preposition or article; just 后天我去上海 ('day-after-tomorrow I go Shanghai') is perfectly complete.
Example sentences
后天是我的生日。
Hòu tiān shì wǒ de shēng rì.
The day after tomorrow is my birthday.
我们后天出发。
Wǒ men hòu tiān chū fā.
We leave the day after tomorrow.
后天见！
Hòu tiān jiàn!
See you the day after tomorrow!
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