然后

Meaning(conjunction)

then; after that; afterwards

Often paired with 先: 先……然后…… (first… then…).

Examples

• 我们先吃饭，然后去看电影。

  wǒ men xiān chī fàn, rán hòu qù kàn diàn yǐng.

  Let's eat first, then go see a movie.

• 你先往前走，然后左转。

  nǐ xiān wǎng qián zǒu, rán hòu zuǒ zhuǎn.

  Go straight ahead first, then turn left.

• 他洗了澡，然后就睡觉了。

  tā xǐ le zǎo, rán hòu jiù shuì jiào le.

  He took a shower and then went to bed.

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