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后天(hòutiān) — meaning, uses and examples

1. noun the day after tomorrow

   后天我们就出发去北京。

   Hòutiān wǒmen jiù chūfā qù Běijīng.

   We set off for Beijing the day after tomorrow.

2. noun the period after birth; nurture (as opposed to 先天, nature)

   这种能力更多靠后天培养。

   Zhè zhǒng nénglì gèng duō kào hòutiān péiyǎng.

   This kind of ability depends more on nurture than on nature.