然后

然後

ránhòu

conjunction HSK 2 #145

Meanings

先吃饭，然后看电影。

Xiān chīfàn, ránhòu kàn diànyǐng.

First eat, then watch a movie.

我先去买东西，然后回家。

Wǒ xiān qù mǎi dōngxi, ránhòu huíjiā.

I'll go shopping first, then go home.

他想了想，然后说……

Tā xiǎng le xiǎng, ránhòu shuō … …

He thought for a moment, then said...

grammar

然后 is one of the most common connectors in Chinese. It links two sequential actions. Often paired with 先 (xiān, first): 先...然后... (first...then...).

然 rán

后 hòu