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随后

隨後
suíhòu
adverb HSK 5 #5,731

Meanings

  1. 1 soon after; shortly afterward
  2. 2 subsequently

Characters

随
suí
to follow; along with
后
hòu
after; behind; later
Following after - soon afterward.

Examples

HSK 3
他先走了，我随后就到。
Tā xiān zǒu le, wǒ suíhòu jiù dào.
He left first - I'll be right behind him.
HSK 5
她发了一条消息，随后又删了。
Tā fā le yìtiáo xiāoxi, suíhòu yòu shān le.
She sent a message and then deleted it shortly after.
HSK 7-9
地震发生后，随后引发了海啸。
Dìzhèn fāshēng hòu, suíhòu yǐnfā le hǎixiào.
After the earthquake, a tsunami followed soon after.

Tips

usage
随后 indicates something happening shortly after something else. It's more literary than 然后 (ránhòu, then/after that) and implies a closer time gap.
usage
然后 (ránhòu) = then/afterward (neutral). 随后 = soon after (close in time). 接着 (jiēzhe) = immediately following (even closer). 此后 (cǐhòu) = after this (more formal/written).

Stroke Order

随 suí
后 hòu