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The Chinese word houtian - 后天 - hòutiān
(the day after tomorrow in Chinese)
Phonetic transcription (Hanyu Pinyin)
hòutiān
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English translations
the day after tomorrow, acquired, post-natal
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后天 ( houtian / hòutiān ) in traditional characters
後天
Chinese example sentence with 后天 ( houtian / hòutiān ) ⓘWriting in Pinyin
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If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ǒ, ù).
Before using the Pinyin example sentence, consider that Chinese characters should always be your first choice in written communication.
If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ǒ, ù).
Women houtian jian.
Wǒmen hòutiān jiàn.
我们后天见。
– English translation: See you the day after tomorrow.
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also: after | day
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