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后年

hòunián

the year after next

Usage note

后年用于描述两年后的某个时间点。例如，如果你现在是2023年，那么后年就是2025年。

hòunián yòng yù miáo shuō liǎng nián hòuděr mǒu gè shíjiān diǎn。例 如，如果你现在是 èr 0 2 3 nián，那么后年就是 è 0 2 5 nián。

后年 is used to describe a time point two years from now. For example, if it's currently 2023, then 后年 would be 2025.

Context note

后年常用于计划未来的事情，如旅行、考试或庆祝活动。

hòunián cháng yòng yú huàlùn wèilái de shìqíng，rú lǚxínɡ、kǎoshì huò zhēngzhàn huódònɡ。

后年 is commonly used when planning future events, such as trips, exams, or celebrations.

5 examples

我们计划后年去旅行。
wǒ men jì huà hòu nián qù lǚ xíng。
We plan to go on a trip next year.
后年我打算参加考试。
hòu nián wǒ dǎ suàn cān jiā kǎo shì。
Next year, I plan to take the exam.
他们说后年会举办运动会。
tā men shuō hòu nián huì jǔ bàn yùn dòng huì。
They said they would hold a sports meet next year.
我打算后年买一辆新车。
wǒ dǎ suàn hòu nián mǎi yí liàng xīn chē。
I plan to buy a new car next year.
后年我们全家一起去旅游。
hòu nián wǒ men quán jiā yì qǐ qù lǚ yóu。
Next year, our whole family will go on a trip together.

5 mini stories

妈妈说后年会带我去北京玩。爸爸也同意了。
mā ma shuō hòu nián huì dài wǒ qù běi jīng wán。 bà ba yě tóng yì le。
Mom said she would take me to Beijing next year. Dad agreed.
我们计划后年去日本旅游，因为那时樱花盛开。
wǒ men jì huà hòu nián qù rì běn lǚ yóu， yīn wèi nà shí yīng huā shèng kāi。
We plan to go on a trip to Japan next year because that's when the cherry blossoms are in full bloom.
后年是我的本命年，我打算买个新手机庆祝一下。
hòu nián shì wǒ de běn mìng nián， wǒ dǎ suàn mǎi gè xīn shǒu jī qìng zhù yí xià。
Next year is my zodiac year, so I plan to buy a new phone as a celebration.
我们学校说后年会建一个新的图书馆。
wǒ men xué xiào shuō hòu nián huì jiàn yí gè xīn de tú shū guǎn。
Our school said they would build a new library next year.
后年是我的生日，我想和朋友们一起庆祝。
hòu nián shì wǒ de shēng rì， wǒ xiǎng hé péng yǒu men yì qǐ qìng zhù。
Next year is my birthday, and I want to celebrate with friends.

Mini dialogue

家庭旅行

A
你们家什么时候去北京？
Nǐmen jiā shénme shíhou qù Běijīng?
When is your family going to Beijing?
B
今年不行，我们后年去。
Jīnnián bù xíng, wǒmen hòunián qù.
Not this year, we'll go the year after next.

哥哥的毕业

A
你哥哥快毕业了吧？
Nǐ gēge kuài bìyè le ba?
Your brother is graduating soon, right?
B
他后年才大学毕业。
Tā hòunián cái dàxué bìyè.
He won't graduate from university until the year after next.

Related words and contrasts

contrast
明年
míngnián
next year

后年 is the year after next; 明年 is next year.

opposite
去年
qùnián
last year

后年 is in the future; 去年 is in the past.

related
今年
jīnnián
this year

今年 is this year; 后年 is two years from now.

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