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先…再

xiān … zài
first ..., then ...
Grammar Pattern

Parts

先xiān · early, prior, former, in advance
HSK 3
›再zài · again, once more, re-, second
HSK 2
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Example Sentences

我们先吃饭，再去看电影。
wǒmen xiān chīfàn ， zài qù kàn diànyǐng 。
Let's eat first, then see a film.
你先想一下，再回答。
nǐ xiān xiǎng yīxià ， zài huídá 。
Think first, then answer.
先洗手，再吃东西。
xiān xǐshǒu ， zài chī dōngxi 。
Wash your hands before you eat.

Grammar Points

HSK 3
Sequencing with "xian" and "zai"

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