Definition
后年 means 'the year after next', with 明年 (next year) being the immediate next year. These five words form a clear pattern: 前年 (year before last) → 去年 (last year) → 今年 (this year) → 明年 (next year) → 后年 (year after next).
noun
the year after next
Examples
- 后年。Wǒ hòu nián dàxué bìyè.I will graduate from university the year after next.
- 后年。Tāmen hòu nián qù Rìběn lǚxíng.They will travel to Japan the year after next.
- 后年。Wǒ hòu nián jiù èr shí suì le.I will be twenty years old the year after next.
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