All words › HSK 2

然后

rán hòu

HSK 2 · word 939 of 3,000

Meaning

• then; after that; afterwards

Example sentence

Characters in 然后

• 然 rán so, thus; forms adverbs, like English -ly
• 后 hòu back

然 so plus 后 after. After it is so, hence then — and it links steps in a sequence.

Study 然后 with spaced-repetition flashcards →