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然后
ránhòu
Description
"然后"用来连接两件事，表示一件事做完，再做下一件事。
"然后" is used to connect two events, indicating that one is done before the next begins.
我们说话的时候常常用它，来说明事情发生的先后。
We often use it in speech to show the sequence of events.
Meanings
然后ránhòu
then; afterwards; after that
我先吃饭，然后去上班。
I eat first, then go to work.
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Notes
- Etymology
然 (so; in that way) + 后 (after), literally "after that being so."
- Nuance
often paired with 先 to sequence steps; 接着 stresses immediate continuation.
In videos
“然后大部分的烤肉店都是在80年左右开的”
“然后3点我就拍下hotel tour”
“我们在这里鬼混，然后捉弄这些平民。”
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