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Then in Chinese: 然后 (rán hòu)

rán hòu

then

HSK 3Traditional: 然後2 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1then; after that; afterwards

Stroke order

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后

Zhuyin

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ㄖㄢˊ

rán

ㄖ/ rㄢ/ anˊ/ second tone

ㄏㄡˋ

hòu

ㄏ/ hㄡ/ ouˋ/ fourth tone

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然后

Simplified

然後

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 我们先吃饭，然后再走。

    wǒ men xiān chī fàn， rán hòu zài zǒu。

    First we'll eat, and then we'll go.

  • 然后他出发去了恶人谷。

    rán hòu tā chū fā qù le è rén gǔ。

    Afterwards, he set off for Villain Valley.

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Related words

后

hòu

empress

后面

hòu mian

the back

当然

dāng rán

only natural

虽然

suī rán

although

突然

tū rán

sudden

以后

yǐ hòu

after

果然

guǒ rán

really

后悔

hòu huǐ

to regret

后来

hòu lái

afterwards

忽然

hū rán

suddenly

既然

jì rán

since

竟然

jìng rán

unexpectedly

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