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  3. 先后
HSK 5

How to write 先后先后

xiān hòu

early or late; priority; in succession; one after another

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xiān

early; prior; former; in advance; first

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Hòu

surname Hou

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Example

他们先后到达了目的地。

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先后

Words related to 先后

后面hòu mianthe back; the rear; the last bit; behind; near the end; at the back; later; afterwards后Hòusurname Hou先生xiān shengteacher; gentleman; sir; mister (Mr.); husband; (dialect) doctor后天hòu tiānthe day after tomorrow; life after birth (the period in which one develops through experiences, contrasted with 天); acquired (not innate or congenital); a posteriori后边hòu bianthe back; the rear; the last bit; behind; near the end; at the back; later; afterwards以后yǐ hòuafter; later; afterwards; following; later on; in the future今后jīn hòuhereafter; henceforth; in the future; from now on后来hòu láiafterwards; later; newly arrived然后rán hòuthen; after that; afterwards先xiānearly; prior; former; in advance; first最后zuì hòufinal; last; finally; ultimate背后bèi hòubehind; at the back; in the rear; behind sb's back