后年

• 拼音: hòu nián
• 汉字拆解: 后 = simplified form of 後, meaning after; 年 = pictograph of a grain plant, extended to mean year (harvest cycle)

含义

The year after next. Refers to two years from the current year.

A fixed time expression that specifically means 'the year after next year.' It follows the pattern of Chinese time words: 去年 (last year), 今年 (this year), 明年 (next year), 后年 (the year after next). It is commonly used when discussing future plans that are not immediate.

例句

1. 她打算后年去美国留学。
2. 后年我们的孩子就上小学了。
3. 这个项目后年才能完成。

用法指南

语境: time, planning, everyday

语气: descriptive

正确说法

• 后年我想去日本旅游。(I want to travel to Japan the year after next.)
• 他后年大学毕业。(He will graduate from university the year after next.)

错误说法

• 后年的后年我要结婚。(Don't stack 后年 — for 'two years after next year,' say 大后年 or state the specific year instead.)

起源与历史

Compound of 后 (after, behind) and 年 (year). Literally 'after-year,' meaning the year that comes after next year.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal