而后 érhòu then Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 而后 而後 érhòu then conjunction used to connect clauses or phrases to indicate that one action follows another; equivalent to 然后 ránhòu 我沉默了数秒，而后深深吸了一口气。 wǒ chénmò le shù miǎo, érhòu shēnshēn xī le yìkǒuqì. I stayed silent for a few seconds, and then I took a deep breath. afterwards from then on; henceforth; equivalent to 以后 yǐhòu Show rare definitions Hide rare definitions Frequency Movie subtitles 1.04 per million appears in 1% of films Written text 11.5 per million Cross-References Same as 然后 ránhòu以后 yǐhòu Sources Frequency data SUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)
而后 而後 érhòu then conjunction used to connect clauses or phrases to indicate that one action follows another; equivalent to 然后 ránhòu 我沉默了数秒，而后深深吸了一口气。 wǒ chénmò le shù miǎo, érhòu shēnshēn xī le yìkǒuqì. I stayed silent for a few seconds, and then I took a deep breath. afterwards from then on; henceforth; equivalent to 以后 yǐhòu Show rare definitions Hide rare definitions Frequency Movie subtitles 1.04 per million appears in 1% of films Written text 11.5 per million Cross-References Same as 然后 ránhòu以后 yǐhòu Sources Frequency data SUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)
