HSK 3 · Time Words

后年

hòu nián

year after next

Stroke order of 后年

2 characters, 12 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

后 · 6 strokes 年 · 6 strokes

Memory trick

后 is behind, and 年 is a year: the year behind next.

Parts: 后: after; 年: year

The characters in 后年

后 hòu — back; after (6 strokes)
年 nián — year (6 strokes)

Example sentence

后年我想去中国。

I want to go to China the year after next.

Words with 后

后天day after tomorrow 后back; after 后边behind 最后finally; last 后来afterwards; later 以后after; later 今后from now on 然后then; after that 后面behind; at the back 背后behind; at the back 落后to fall behind; backward 后果consequence 前后around; from start to end

Words with 年

年year 今年this year 明年next year 去年last year 新年New Year 半年half a year 青年youth; young people 少年teenager; juvenile 青少年teenagers; young people 老年old age; elderly 中年middle age 年轻young 周年anniversary 前年the year before last 全年the whole year 年级grade; year (in school)过年to celebrate the New Year 年代decade; era

More words: Time Words

钟clock; bell 时time; hour; when 时代era; age 时刻moment; always 世纪century 年代decade; era 年初beginning of the year 年底end of the year 近期near future; recently 短期short-term 长期long-term 定期regular; periodic 期period; issue 整天all day 当初at first; originally 从前before; in the past

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