然后

然後

ránhòu

conjunction HSK 3 #145

Meanings

HSK 1

他想了想，然后说……

Tā xiǎng le xiǎng, ránhòu shuō … …

He thought for a moment, then said...

HSK 3

先吃饭，然后看电影。

Xiān chīfàn, ránhòu kàn diànyǐng.

First eat, then watch a movie.

HSK 3

我先去买东西，然后回家。

Wǒ xiān qù mǎi dōngxi, ránhòu huí jiā.

I'll go shopping first, then go home.

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