先後 - Successively - Traditional Chinese word mnemonic

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successively

先

before

後

behind

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successively

successive, succession

When we do something 先後 successively, there is little gap between what was done 先 before and what was done 後 behind in time.

他們先後入了座。

They successively took their seats.