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首先…然后…

shǒuxiān … ránhòu …

1. correlative conjunction first … then … (actions in sequence)

   他首先研发出了高速无刷电机，然后将其应用到了扫地机器人上。

   Tā shǒuxiān yánfā chū le gāosù wúshuā diànjī, ránhòu jiāng qí yìngyòng dào le sǎodì jīqìrén shàng.

   He first developed a high-speed brushless motor, then applied it to robot vacuums.

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