先后

bàn shì yīng yǒu gè xiān hòu cì xù

办事应有个先后次序。

Things should be taken up in order of priority.

jīng lǐ jiāng àn dào dá xiān hòu cì xù jiē jiàn zhè xiē yìng zhēng zhě

经理将按到达先后次序接见这些应征者。

The manager will interview the candidates in order of arrival.

zhè xiē shì bàn qǐ lai děi yǒu gè xiān hòu

这些事办起来得有个先后。

All these matters should be taken up in order of piroirty.

yī míng jǐng chá hé yī wèi hù lǐ rén yuán xiān hòu shì tú jiù huó tā

一名警察和一位护理人员先后试图救活她。

A policeman and then a paramedic tried to resuscitate her.

tā xiān hòu qù guò yīng guó dé guó hé fǎ guó

她先后去过英国、德国和法国。

She went to Britain and afterwards to Germany and France.

tā zài liǎng zhōu nèi xiān hòu jīng shòu le liǎng cì shǒu shù

她在两周内先后经受了两次手术。

She underwent two successive operations in two weeks.