English–Chinese
“then” in Chinese
How to say “then” in Chinese
“Then” in Chinese is 接着 (jiē zhe).
A chain of actions moves forward link by link.
Example sentences with 接着
她听完解释，接着问了一个问题。tā tīng wán jiě shì jiē zhe wèn le yí gè wèn tí
She finished listening to the explanation and then asked a question.
Tips for using 接着
- In spoken Chinese, this adverb commonly comes before the verb for the next action, which makes the order of steps easy to hear.
Other Chinese words for “then”
我先洗澡，然后再吃饭。wǒ xiān xí zǎo rán hòu zài chī fàn
I take a bath first, and then I eat.
那么，我们明天再说。nà me wǒ men míng tiān zài shuō
Then let's talk again tomorrow.
我们先讨论第一个问题，其次再讨论第二个。wǒ men xiān tǎo lùn dì yí gè wèn tí qí cì zài tǎo lùn dì èr gè
We discuss the first issue first, and then discuss the second.
我走到门口，这时他回来了。wǒ zǒu dào mén kǒu zhè shí tā huí lái le
I walked to the door, and then he came back.
那时我还在上学。nà shí wǒ hái zài shàng xué
I was still in school then.
那会儿我很紧张。nà huìr wǒ hěn jǐn zhāng
I was very nervous then.
如果没有票，则不能进场。rú guǒ méi yǒu piào zé bù néng jìn chǎng
If you don't have a ticket, then you cannot enter.
我到时会告诉你。wǒ dào shí huì gào sù nǐ
I will tell you then.
会议届时开始，请准时参加。huì yì jiè shí kāi shǐ qǐng zhǔn shí cān jiā
The meeting starts then, so please be there on time.
他完成了报告，继而休息了一会儿。tā wán chéng le bào gào jì ér xiū xī le yí huìr
He finished the report, then rested for a while.