随后

隨後

suíhòu

adverb HSK 5 #5,731

Meanings

1 soon after; shortly afterward
2 subsequently

Characters

to follow; along with

after; behind; later

Following after — soon afterward.

Examples

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.

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.

她发了一条消息，随后又删了。

Tā fā le yī tiáo xiāoxi, suíhòu yòu shān le.

She sent a message and then deleted it shortly 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