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HSK 3 · VERSION 2.0#12

Sequencing with “xiān... zài...”

先……再……

xiān...zài...

How it works

先……再…… means “first... then...”

The pattern

先 + Action 1, 再 + Action 2

Example sentences

你先吃饭,再做作业。

Nǐ xiān chīfàn, zài zuò zuòyè.

Eat first, then do your homework.

我们先去银行,再去超市。

Wǒmen xiān qù yínháng, zài qù chāoshì.

We will go to the bank first, then go to the supermarket.

请你先想一想,再回答。

Qǐng nǐ xiān xiǎng yì xiǎng, zài huídá.

Please think first, then answer.

Usage note

This is used for order and sequence.

Source: HelloMandarin · Revised edition, 2026 · PDF pp. 124–125.

Old_HSK_1-6_Grammar_Points_2.0.pdf

Old six-level teaching collection. This is an independent learning reference.

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