then
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UK then adv: (afterward, next)
SC 然后 rán hòu
TC 然後
TC 然後
SC 后来 rán hòu，hòu lái
TC 後來
TC 後來
SC 接着 rán hòu，jiē zhe
TC 接著 / 接着
TC 接著 / 接着
He went to the post office, then he went to the bank.
他先去了邮局，然后又去了银行。
then adv: (at that time)
SC 那时 nà shí
TC 那時
TC 那時
SC 当时 nà shí，dāng shí
TC 當時
TC 當時
Yesterday? What were you doing then?
The year 2122? What do you think life will be like then?
昨天？你那时在做什么？// 2122 年？你认为那时候的生活会是什么样的？
then adv: (consequently)
SC 那么 nà me
TC 那麼
TC 那麼
SC 那样的话 nà me ，nà yàng de huà
If you eat all your food, then you will have pie as a reward.
如果你把自己那份食物全部吃完，就会得到馅饼作为奖励。
then adj: (at that time)
SC 当时 dāng shí
TC 當時
TC 當時
SC 那时 dāng shí，nà shí
TC 那時
TC 那時
When I met him, the then 17-year-old was the star of his school's basketball team.
当我初识他时，当时17岁的他还是他们学校篮球队的明星。
then adv: (also, in addition)
SC 另外 lìng wài
TC 另外
TC 另外
SC 还有 lìng wài，hái yǒu
TC 還有
TC 還有
I need apples, and then I want flour and sugar.
我需要几个苹果，另外还有面粉和糖。
then adv: (in that case)
SC 如果这样的话 rú guǒ zhè yàng de huà
SC 这样一来 rú guǒ zhè yàng de huà，zhè yàng yì lái
TC 這樣一來
TC 這樣一來
You are staying home tonight? Then I'll stay home, too.
你今晚要待在家里？如果这样的话，我也要待在家里。
then adv: (next, in location)
SC 然后 rán hòu
TC 然後
TC 然後
SC 接下来 rán hòu，jiē xià lái
TC 接下來
TC 接下來
Bobby was first in line, Elena second, then Peter, then Nicole.
队伍里鲍比排第一，埃琳娜第二，然后是皮特，然后是妮可。
then adv: (used to finish sentence)
SC 那么 nà me
TC 那麼
TC 那麼
We'll talk next week then!
Well, then interj: informal (in that case)
SC 那样的话 nà yàng de huà
Well, then interj: informal (indicating that [sth] is self-evident)
SC 那么 nà me
TC 那麼
TC 那麼
and then conj: (immediately afterwards)
SC 然后 rán hòu
TC 然後
TC 然後
We'll finish painting, and then we'll eat dinner.
我们先要完成绘画，然后我们会进晚餐。
and then some adv: informal (even more) (非正式用语)
SC 远不止此 yuǎn bù zhǐ cǐ
TC 遠不止此
TC 遠不止此
If you will sell me your car, I will give you your price and then some.
back then adv: (in those days)
SC 那时 nà shí
TC 那時
TC 那時
SC 当时 nà shí，dāng shí
TC 當時
TC 當時
Back then most people didn't even have cell phones.
那时，多数的人连手机都没有。
between now and then adv: (from now until a future time)
SC 从现在到未来某时这段时间 cóng xiàn zài dào wèi lái mǒu shí zhè duàn shí jiān
You'd better do a lot of work between now and then.
but then conj: (on the other hand)
SC 但 dàn
TC 但
TC 但
SC 不过 dàn，bú guò
TC 不過
TC 不過
by then adv: (sometime before a future point)
SC 到那时候 dào nà shí hòu
TC 到那時候
TC 到那時候
By then it will be too late. The party starts at 7:00? That's okay – I should be ready by then.
到那时候就太晚了。派对7点开始？好的，到那时候我应该准备好了。
even then adv: (already)
SC 即使在那时候 jí shǐ zài nà shí hòu
I was only five years old, but even then I knew that war was a terrible thing.
我当时只有五岁，但即使是那个时候，我也知道战争是一件非常可怕的事。
every now and then expr: informal (occasionally)
SC 有时，有时候 yǒu shí
TC 有時
TC 有時
SC 时而，不时 shí ér，bù shí
TC 時而，不時
TC 時而，不時
Every now and then, a stray cat comes into our yard.
时不时就会有流浪猫跑进我们的院子。
from then on adv: (starting from that point)
SC 从那时起 cóng nà shí qǐ
TC 從那時起
TC 從那時起
SC 从那以后 cóng nà shí qǐ，cóng nà yǐ hòu
TC 從那以後
TC 從那以後
Bill was so grateful for Jenny's help, that from then on they were best friends.
just then adv: (at that moment)
SC 正在那时 zhèng zài nà shí
TC 正在那時
TC 正在那時
She got into bed, but just then the telephone rang.
now and then adv: (occasionally)
SC 有时 yǒu shí
TC 有時
TC 有時
SC 不时 yǒu shí，bù shí
TC 不時
TC 不時
SC 偶尔 yǒu shí，ǒu ěr
TC 偶爾
TC 偶爾
My grandpa drinks a pint now and then. We go out for dinner now and then, but not very often.
我爷爷不时就会喝个一品脱的酒。
我们偶尔出去吃晚餐，但并不常常。
See you then! interj: informal (Goodbye for now!)
SC 到时候见！
since then adv: (between then and now)
SC 从那时起 cóng nà shí qǐ
TC 從那時起
TC 從那時起
The last time I saw Lou was two years ago; she's grown so much since then!
我上一次看到卢是在两年前，她从那时起成长了许多！
"Some other time", "OK, some other time", "Some other time then" expr: (Let's try again sometime in the future.)
SC 以后再说
SC 改天再说
then again conj: colloquial (on the other hand, however)
SC 然而 rán ér
TC 然而
TC 然而
SC 反之 rán ér，fǎn zhī
TC 反之
TC 反之
I think I'll go to the party tonight. Then again, I might not.
then and there, there and then expr: (at that exact moment and place)
SC 当时当地
SC 当场 dāng chǎng
TC 當場
TC 當場
there again, then again expr: (on second thoughts, however)
SC 其次 qí cì
TC 其次
TC 其次
SC 反之 qí cì，fǎn zhī
TC 反之
TC 反之
till then, 'til then adv: informal (until then: to a specified past moment)
SC 直到那时候 zhí dào nà shí hòu
I met my wife last May. Till then I'd never been in love.
till then, 'til then adv: informal (until then: before a given future point)
SC 到那时 dào nà shí
TC 到那時
TC 到那時
until then adv: (up to that point in the past) (指过去某一时刻)
SC 直到那时 zhí dào nà shí
TC 直到那時
TC 直到那時
SC 此前
He got married when he was 40. Until then he always lived alone.
他40岁结婚，此前，他一直都独居。
until then adv: (before a specified point in the future) (指未来某一时刻)
SC 在（未来）某一刻到来之前，直到那时 zài wèi lái mǒu yí kè dào lái zhī qián，zhí dào nà shí
TC 直到那時
TC 直到那時
He's going to start school in the fall. Until then he'll live at home.
他秋季就要入学了，直到那时他都会住在家里。