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| − | One of the most often confused words are 后来 (hòulái) and 然后 (ránhòu). They are similar on the surface, meaning something like "and then," but their usage is fairly different.
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| − | == 后来 is used to describe previous things ==
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| − | 后来 is a time noun, and it can only be used on its own. It describes a certain time period in the past to the present, and it allows the speaker to described what happened in that period.
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| − | === Structure ===
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| − | <div class="jiegou">
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| − | Part A，后来， Part B
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| − | === Examples ===
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| − | <div class="liju">
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| − | *1977 年 他 考上 了 大学，<em>后来</em> 就 没 见 过 他。<span class="trans">In 1977, he went to college, I didn't see him after that.</span>
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| − | *<em>后来</em> 我 去 了 另外 一 家 公司 工作。<span class="trans">Afterwards, I went to work for another company.</span>
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| − | == 然后 is used to describe things happens next ==
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| − | 然后 is always used in a sequence. It is often used with [[Sequencing with "xian" and "zai"|先 (xiān, meaning "first")]].
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| − | === Structure ===
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| − | <div class="jiegou">
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| − | Action 1，然后 + Action 2
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| − | === Examples ===
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| − | <div class="liju">
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| − | * 我们 要 去 吃饭，<em>然后</em> 去 超市。<span class="trans">I'm going to eat, then I'll go to the supermarket.</span>
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| − | * 他 先 告诉 了 我 一 个 好 消息，<em>然后</em> 又 告诉 了 我 一 个 坏 消息。<span class="trans">First he told me the good news, then he told me the bad news.</span>
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| − | == Examples of right and wrong sentences ==
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| − | <li class="x">我们 想 先 去 美国， <em>后来</em> 去 加拿大。</li>
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| − | <li class="o">我们 想 先 去 美国， <em>然后</em> 去 加拿大。</li>
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| − | == Example dialog==
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| − | <div class="liju">
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| − | * A: 我 先 去 你 家，<em>然后</em> 你 和 我 一起 去 见 她？<span class="trans">First I'll go to your house, then you and I can go together to see her.</span>
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| − | * B: 对。你们 几 年 没 见 了？<span class="trans">Sure. How many years has it been that you haven't seen each other?</span>
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| − | * A:两 年 前 她 出国 了， <em>后来</em> 就 一直 没 见过 她。<span class="trans">She left the country two years ago. Since then, I haven't seen her.</span>
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| − | == Sources and further reading ==
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| − | === Books ===
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| − | *[[对外汉语教学语法释疑201例]] (p.7) [http://www.amazon.cn/%E7%8E%B0%E4%BB%A3%E6%B1%89%E8%AF%AD%E5%85%AB%E7%99%BE%E8%AF%8D/dp/B001198GSW/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1345693275&sr=8-1 →buy]
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| − | *[[现代汉语八百词（增订本）]] (然后 pp. 461) [http://www.amazon.cn/%E7%8E%B0%E4%BB%A3%E6%B1%89%E8%AF%AD%E5%85%AB%E7%99%BE%E8%AF%8D/dp/B001198GSW/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1345693275&sr=8-1 →buy]
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| − | === Dictionaries ===
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| − | * [[现代汉语词典（第5版）]] (后来 pp. 570) [http://www.amazon.cn/%E7%8E%B0%E4%BB%A3%E6%B1%89%E8%AF%AD%E8%AF%8D%E5%85%B8/dp/B001B1RZCI/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1345693609&sr=8-1 →buy]
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| − | [[Category:grammar comparison]]
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| − | {{Basic Grammar|然后|B1|然后 vs 后来|他 先 告诉 了 我 一 个 好 消息，<em>然后</em> 又 告诉 了 我 一 个 坏 消息，后来 他 就 走 了。|grammar point|ASGA3RJD}}
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| − | {{Rel char|后来}}
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| − | {{Used for|Describing actions}}
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| − | {{Used for|Expressing time and date}}
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| − | {{Used for|Expressing order}}
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| − | {{Used for|Sequencing events in time}}
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| − | {{Similar|Sequencing past events with "houlai"}}
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| − | {{Comparison|Time Words}}
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| − | {{Translation|then}}
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| − | {{Translation|after}}
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