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ID: 434
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HSK: 3
format: Subj. + (先 )+ 然后
example: 我们 先 复习 一下 ，然后 上 新 课
details: 然后 is a conjunction, which is always used in the middle of a sequence of events. It is often used with 先 (xiān, meaning "first"). Neither 以后 nor 后来 can be replaced in this way.
exception: Neither 以后 nor 后来 can be used with 先 (xiān, meaning "first")
keyword: 先 + 然后
class: undefined,d,n,nt,c
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theme: While both 以后 (yǐhòu) and 后来 (hòulái) can mean "later," they have distinct uses. 然后 (ránhòu) means "and then." Don't let yet another 后 word confuse you!
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