- 大后天 dàhòutiān three days from nowthree days from today; the day after [[后天|後天|hou4 tian1]]
- 明后天 mínghòutiān tomorrow or the day afterTomorrow or the day after tomorrow; more generally, the next couple of days
- 后天性 hòutiānxìng acquired; posterioritythe state of being acquired after birth rather than innate (e.g., traits, conditions, or characteristics)
- 先天下之忧而忧,后天下之乐而乐 xiāntiānxiàzhīyōu'éryōuhòutiānxiàzhīlè'érlè to care first and enjoy lastTo be the first to worry about the affairs of the state and the last to enjoy oneself; originally a quote from the Song dynasty writer [[范仲淹|范仲淹|fan4 zhong4 yan1]] in his essay [[岳阳楼记|岳陽樓記|yue4 yang2 lou2 ji4]] expressing self-sacrifice for the public good.
- 后天性免疫 hòutiānxìngmiǎnyì acquired immunityThe defense capability of a vertebrate's body to produce antibodies after birth when stimulated by antigens or vaccines; also called [[获得性免疫|獲得性免疫|huo4 de2 xing4 mian3 yi4]] or [[适应性免疫|適應性免疫|shi4 ying4 xing4 mian3 yi4]]
- 后天免疫缺乏症候群 hòutiānmiǎnyìquēfázhènghòuqún AIDSAcquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome; a disease caused by the HIV virus that destroys the immune system, commonly transmitted through blood, sexual contact, or from mother to child
- 先天不足,后天失调 xiāntiānbùzúhòutiānshītiáo to be inherently weak and poorly raisedTo be born with a weak constitution and suffer from poor health throughout life; used figuratively to describe a project or person that is problematic from the start and gets even worse over time.
- 先天与后天 xiāntiānyǔhòutiān nature versus nurtureThe debate or relationship between heredity and environment; nature versus nurture
- 后天免疫不全症候群 hòutiānmiǎnyìbùquánzhènghòuqún AIDSacquired immune deficiency syndrome