The adverb 随后 "after"
随后 indicates that two actions happened one after another.
The adverb indicates that one action happened after another action. 随后 is placed either at the beginning of a sentence or at the beginning of the second part of a compound sentence. In a sentence, 随后 is followed by either a subject or a predicate expressed by a verb.
Pay attention
随后 is often followed by the adverb .
Scheme
(action 1)
随后
action 2
Examples
他被怀疑有偷窃行为,随后就辞职了
He resigned after being suspected of theft
tā bèi huáiyí yǒu tōuqiè xíngwéi, suíhòu jiù cízhí le
随后她被降级做助手了
Then she was demoted to assistant
suíhòu tā bèi jiàngjí zuò zhùshǒu le
随后 can also be used as an adjective "subsequent". In this case, it is followed by the particle .
Scheme
随后
object
subject
predicte
Examples
随后骚乱中,3个英国人受伤了
Three Englishmen were injured during the subsequent riots
zài suíhòu de sāoluàn zhōng, sān ge yīngguórén shòushāng le
随后爆炸炸开了她房间的那面墙
The subsequent explosion blew off the wall of her room
suíhòu de bàozhà zhàkāi le tā fángjiān de nà miàn qiáng
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