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先后

xiān hòuㄒㄧㄢ ㄏㄡˋ

Sino-Vietnamese: TIÊN HẬU

Traditional: 先後

HSK 3.0 · 5TOCFL 5

Meaning(adverb)

early or late; priority; in succession; one after another

Examples

  • 他先后去过上海、广州和深圳。

    tā xiān hòu qù guò shàng hǎi, guǎng zhōu hé shēn zhèn.

    He has been to Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen, one after another.

  • 客人们先后到了。

    kè rén men xiān hòu dào le.

    The guests arrived one after another.

  • 做事情要分清先后。

    zuò shì qíng yào fēn qīng xiān hòu.

    You need to know what comes first when doing things.

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Stroke order

TIÊN · 6 strokes

early; prior; former; in advance; first

HẬU · 6 strokes

surname Hou