What does 然后 mean in Chinese?

然后 (rán hòu) means "then; afterward" in Chinese.

然后

Q: How do you use 然后 in a sentence?

先洗手，然后吃饭。 (Xiān xǐ shǒu, ránhòu chīfàn.) — Wash your hands first, then eat.

Pinyin: rán hòu

then; afterward

🏮 Chinese HSK 3 🔗 Grammar Words

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先洗手，然后吃饭。

Xiān xǐ shǒu, ránhòu chīfàn.

Wash your hands first, then eat.

What 然后 means

然后 (rán hòu) is a Chinese word meaning “then; afterward”. It belongs to the Grammar Words topic and appears at HSK 3, so it is one of the words worth learning early when you study Chinese.

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HSK 3

啊 a interjection; yeah 把 bǎ object marker; to hold 被 bèi passive marker (by) 必须 bì xū must 才 cái only then; just 当然 dāng rán of course 地 de adverbial particle 而且 ér qiě moreover 多么 duō me how (exclamatory) 根据 gēn jù according to 关于 guān yú about; regarding 还是 hái shi still; or

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