后年 hòu nián
“the year after next”
time word2021 list level 3Traditional 後年
新HSK等级2025 HSK 3.0 syllabus level
后年 appears in the November 2025 exam syllabus in the following numbered entry. Levels refer to the listed reading and use, not every meaning.
- Entry 672: 后年 hòunián — Level 3; official annotation 3 (名). PDF page 96
Separate from the HSK 2.0 and 2021 list labels above. Compare the three lists.
用法How to use 后年
后年 is a time noun meaning 'the year after next'. Like 明年 it refers to the future, so it does not take 了 to describe completed actions. It often appears at the start of a sentence or before a verb: 后年我毕业、打算后年结婚.
例句Example sentences
- 我后年大学毕业。wǒ hòu nián dà xué bì yè.I will graduate from university the year after next.
- 他们打算后年结婚。tā men dǎ suàn hòu nián jié hūn.They plan to get married the year after next.
- 今年是二零二四年，后年是二零二六年。jīn nián shì èr líng èr sì nián, hòu nián shì èr líng èr liù nián.This year is 2024, so the year after next is 2026.
易混词Easily confused
后年vs明年
明年 is 'next year' and 后年 is 'the year after next'; the past counterparts are 去年 (last year) and 前年 (the year before last).