先后

xiānhòu

early or late; first and last; priority; in succession; one after another

nounadverb HSK 3.0 · Band 5 trad. 先後

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See it in sentences

他们先后到了。

They arrived one after another.

先后顺序不能乱。

The order cannot be messed up.