then

Pronunciation: [ðen]

Average Rank: 84

Chinese Translation (中文翻译)
Source: ECDICT

adv. 然后, 当时 conj. 然后, 当时 n. 那时

Detailed Explanations:
  • n. that time; that moment
  • s. at a specific prior time
  • r. subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
  • r. in that case or as a consequence
ECDICT Dictionary Data
Collins Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Oxford 3000
Difficulty: BASIC
Exam Tags: zk gk

Word Frequency Rankings

Wikipedia
#76

Formal, encyclopedic, and academic usage

Percentile: 99.2% (Top 99.2% most frequent)
99.2%

Out of 10,000 words in the Wikipedia corpus

TV & Movie Scripts
#98

Conversational and colloquial usage

Percentile: 99.0% (Top 99.0% most frequent)
99.0%

Out of 10,000 words in the TV & Movie Scripts corpus

Project Gutenberg
#78

Classical and literary usage

Percentile: 99.2% (Top 99.2% most frequent)
99.2%

Out of 10,000 words in the Project Gutenberg corpus

Insights

This word appears in 3 corpus/corpora, showing its usage across academic, conversational, and literary contexts.

Usage pattern: Most frequent in Wikipedia, making it particularly important for that context.

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