Conjunction: 然後 rɑ́n hòu
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| Conjunction: 然後 rɑ́n hòu |
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You have learnt some conjunctions from the previous units. Here is another one. If you want to say something that will be done after another, you will use “then” to help you. It is a conjunction for connecting ideas. In Chinese, it is 然後. The usage of this word is similar in both Chinese and English. The use of 然後 can be put at the beginning of the subordinate sentence or a new sentence. |
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Example: 我提議先玩遊戲，然後一起吃東西和抽獎。 wǒ tí yì xiɑ̄n wɑ́n yóu xì，rɑ́n hòu yī qǐ chī dōng xi hé chōu jiɑ̌ng。 I suggest we can play games first. Then, we can eat together and have lucky draw. |