No. 653 in Chinese
然后
"Then" or "after that."
In a sentence
我吃了晚饭，然后去看电影。
I had dinner, and then went to watch a movie.
In this sentence, '然后' is used to indicate a sequence of actions—first having dinner, then going to watch a movie.
先准备材料，然后开始做饭。
First, prepare the ingredients, then start cooking.
Here, '然后' is used to connect steps in a process, indicating what happens after the preparation of ingredients.
他回答了问题，然后解释了相关背景。
He answered the question and then explained the related background information.
'然后' is employed in this sentence to designate chronological order between answering and explaining.
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