然后

rán hòu · ran hou

Traditional 然後

Meaning

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  1. then; after that; afterwards

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01

也(yě)许(xǔ)我(wǒ)会(huì)马(mǎ)上(shàng)放(fàng)弃(qì)然(rán)后(hòu)去(qù)打(dǎ)盹(dǔn)。

I may give up soon and just nap instead.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by brauliobezerra · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

汤(tāng)姆(mǔ)的(de)航(háng)班(bān)延(yán)误(wù)了(le),然(rán)后(hòu)被(bèi)取(qǔ)消(xiāo)了(le)。

Tom's flight was delayed and then cancelled.

Tatoeba: Chinese by slo_oth · English by Hybrid · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

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