Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
然后
ránhòu
Description
"然后"用来连接两件事，表示一件事做完以后，再做另一件事。
"然后" is used to connect two events, indicating that one is done before doing the other.
我们说话或写东西的时候，常常用它来表示先后的顺序。
When we speak or write, we often use it to show the order of events.
Meanings
然后ránhòu
then; after that; afterwards
我先吃饭，然后去学校。
I eat first, then go to school.
Related words
Notes
- Etymology
然 (so, thus) + 后 (after), literally "after that being so."
- Nuance
often paired with 先 (first) to show a clear sequence of actions.
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