HSK 3 HSK C1/W1/V1
Correct

/ xiān  /
Strokes

Formula

1
先 ……(然后)再 ……
2
先……,然后……
3
先(first)……再 / 又(the)……然后(after that)……最后(finally)……

Definition

1.In Chinese, the adverb 先 is often used before the conjunction 然后, to indicate the sequence of two events , The first clause expresses the action that has been done first or the event that has taken place first. The second clause expresses the action that has been done or the event that has taken place after it .eg:

1) 昨天我们先参观了天安门,故宫,然后又去了景山公园、北海公园。

2)咱们先去吃点儿东西,然后再去书店好吗?

3)我先学汉语,然后看电视。

NB:When there is a subject in the second clause,然后should go before the subject,e.g:

你先看然后我再看。

Example

As an Adverb
1
xiǎng
míngtiān
明天
xiān
xiūxi
休息
xiūxi
休息
  

I want to have a rest tomorrow.

先A (然后)再B(A完了以后B)
2
men
我们
xiān
shāngliang
商量
xiàr  
下儿
  
(
ránhòu
然后
  
)
zài
zuò
juédìng
决定
  

Let's discuss (and then) before we make a decision.

先……,然后……
3
Zuótiān
昨天
men
我们
xiān
cānguān
参观
le
tiānānmén
天安门
  
,
gōng
故宫
  
,
ránhòu
然后
yòu
le
jǐngshāngōngyuán
景山公园
  
běihǎigōngyuán
北海公园
  

Yesterday we visited Tiananmen Square, the Forbidden City, and then went to Jingshan Park and Beihai Park.

4
Zánmen
咱们
xiān
chī
diǎnr  
点儿
dōng
东西
  
,
ránhòu
然后
zài
shūdiàn
书店
hǎo
ma
  
?

Let's go to the bookstore for something first, then we'll go to the bookstore?

5
xiān
xué
hàn
汉语
  
,
ránhòu
然后
kàn
diànshì
电视
  

I learn Chinese first and then watch TV.

6
xiān
kàn
ránhòu
然后
zài
kàn
  

You look first and then I'll see.

先(first)……再 / 又(the)……然后(after that)……最后(finally)……
7
Xiān
běijīng
北京
  
,
zài
hángzhōu
杭州
  
,
ránhòu
然后
shànghǎi
上海
  
,
zuìhòu
最后
xiānggǎng
香港
  

Go to Beijing, then Hangzhou, then Shanghai, and finally To Hong Kong.

8
xiān
tián
shēnqǐngbiǎo
申请表
  
,
zài
bàn
zhào
护照
  
,
ránhòu
然后
shǐguǎn
大使馆
bàn
qiānzhèng
签证
  
,
zuìhòu
最后
zài
dìng
piào
机票
  

You fill out the application form, then you go to the embassy to get a visa, and finally you can book your ticket.

9
Cóng
zhè
这里
chǎng
机场
tài
fāngbiàn
方便
  
,
yào
xiān
zuò
xiǎoshí
小时
tiě
地铁
  
,
ránhòu
然后
zài
zuò
bàn
ge
xiǎoshí
小时
de
gōnggòng
公共
chē
汽车
cái
néng
dào
  

It's not easy to get to the airport from here, take an hour subway ride and then take a half-hour bus ride.