Translations for „then“ in the English » Chinese Dictionary

I . then [ðen] ADV

1. then:

then

那时 nàshí

then

当时 dāngshí

2. then:

then

然后 ránhòu

then

后来 hòulái

3. then:

then

那么 nàme

4. then:

then

而且 érqiě

then

另外 lìngwài

then [ðen]

but then

但是 dànshì

He couldn't afford the house, but then he never really wanted it.

他没钱买那房子，不过他也从未真正想要那房子。

II . then [ðen] ADJ

then

那时的 nàshíde

then

当时的 dāngshíde

Usage examples with then

but then

但是 dànshì

even then

即使那样 jíshǐ nàyàng

there and then [or then and there]

当时当地 dāngshí dāngdì

up to then

直到那时

Well, what happened then was ...

嗯，然后发生的事就是…

(every) now and then [or again]

时而 shí'ér

Then again, why didn't he phone me?

再说，他为什么不打电话给我呢？

I can't think what he said then.

我记不起他当时说什么了。

My income is treble what it was then.

我的收入是那时的三倍。

every now and then [or every now and again]

不时 bùshí

Watch how he does it and then do likewise.

看他是怎么做的，然后也这样做。

He couldn't afford the house, but then he never really wanted it.

他没钱买那房子，不过他也从未真正想要那房子。

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Who can then be allowed to unveil the truth behind this paradisiacal scenario?

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The pan is then secured by a latch on the exterior of the wall.

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And then as you keep probing and asking questions, a lot of interesting files land up at your doorstep.

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These reports and photographs showed pillboxes and many buildings still survived, although most of the land had by then returned to agricultural use.

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Then, if they watch it, that's when they'll serialise the content.

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If the drawings, spoof ads, in-jokes and poems smack of puerility then isn't that part of the poignancy?

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The gases can be thought to enter the cylinder head and then change direction in order to exit the head.

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I then lounged in the saloon carriage, with its comfy sideways-facing armchairs, decorative ashtrays and silver tea service.

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There was mutual silence, a moment of quietude and then a burst of laughter.

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However, another chartered bank then occupied the unused financial space, and the 1929 structure continued in use for banking purposes as of 2012.

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