How to pronounce ran hou (然后) in Chinese

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然后

rán hòu

Characters & meanings

然
ránT2

so; thus (in 然后, 突然)

后
hòuT4

after; behind

Common mistake

Rising + falling (2-4): rán opens with the retroflex r-buzz and climbs, then hòu drops — the up-then-down shape mirrors the word's "and then" pivot.

Example sentence

我先吃饭，然后学习。

Wǒ xiān chīfàn, ránhòu xuéxí.

I'll eat first, then study.

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Related sounds

后面hòu mian以后yǐ hòu当然dāng rán

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