然後

This is the 4651st most frequent Chinese word.

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然後

"然後" means "then" or "afterwards."


In this sentence, '然後' (ránhòu) is used as a conjunction to indicate the sequence of actions, showing what the speaker will do after completing the first action.

我先做完功課,然後去看电影。

I will finish my homework first, and then go to watch a movie.


'然後' (ránhòu) here again functions as a connector between two actions, implying causation or a subsequent event resulting from the described preceding situation.

天气变冷了,然后我们穿上了厚衣服。

The weather became colder, and then we put on warm clothes.


In this example, '然後' serves as a marker of chronological order, denoting that the subsequent action took place after the first one.

她考虑了一会儿,然后回答了问题。

She thought for a while, and then answered the question.