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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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| − | Past Event 1 ，后来 ，Past Event 2
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| − | *1977 年 他 考上 了 北京 大学 ，<em>后来</em> 他 一直 待在 北京 。<span class="trans">In 1977, he went to college. He has been there after that.</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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| − | Action 1，然后 + Action 2
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| | #REDIRECT[[Comparing "yihou" "ranhou" "houlai"]] | | #REDIRECT[[Comparing "yihou" "ranhou" "houlai"]] |
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| − | == Examples of right and wrong sentences ==
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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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| − | {{Source|对外汉语教学语法释疑201例|7}}
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| − | {{Source|现代汉语八百词（增订本）|461}}
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| − | === Dictionaries ===
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| − | {{Source|现代汉语词典（第5版）|570}}
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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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