then in Mandarin

You can remember the meaning of 然后 with this easy mnemonic:

Quick Silver, despite its name, was the dark horse of the horse racing season. However (然) the fame then caused huge disputes behind (后) the scene. Soon after the race season, the horse was stolen.

Using mnemonics to remember the meaning of Chinese characters like can have an enormous impact on how long to learn Mandarin it takes.

• 然
• 后

• 以后
• 稍后
• 然后
• 要不然
• 竟然
• 后退
• 既然
• 最后
• 后门
• 身后
• 后果
• 后面
• 后悔
• 偶然
• 显然
• 后台

The reading of 然后 is rán hòu.

You can remember how to say 然后 with this useful mnemonic:

The kidnapper asked for a huge ransom (rán) for the racehorse (hòu).

Using mnemonics to remember the reading of Chinese vocabulary like has a huge impact on how long to learn Mandarin it takes.

Learning vocabulary like then and the rest of the Mandarin written language can take as little as one year, or as long as a lifetime. Our Mandarin language learners find that using helpful mnemonics can aid retention of Chinese Mandarin vocabulary and characters.

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