(rán hòu) - then, after that, afterwards in Mandarin
ránhòuTraditional: 然後
Translation
then, after that, afterwards
Word origin
然后 (rán hòu) combines 然 (rán), here a function word meaning 'thus' or 'so', with 后 (hòu), 'after' or 'behind'. The phrase means 'then' or 'afterwards'. The character 然 originally meant 'to burn', written with the fire radical 灬, before being borrowed grammatically.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 然 (rán, thus) + 后 (hòu, after)
Stroke order
然
后
Examples
，。
Eat first, then go.
？
What happened next?
。
Then he left.
澡，。
I will shower first, then go to sleep.
，。
He thought for a moment, then nodded.
然后 (rán hòu) means then, after that, afterwards. It is used as a adverb in everyday Mandarin speech.
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