我们按时预定了产品。然而,要到下个月后才能发货。

We ordered the products on time. However, they won’t be dispatched until next month.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

1 我们 men we; us; ourselves; our
2 按时 ànshí
  1. on time
  2. before deadline
  3. on schedule
3 预定 dìng to schedule in advance
=4 le
  1. (completed action marker)
  2. (modal particle indicating change of state, situation now)
  3. (modal particle intensifying preceding clause)
=4 liǎo
  1. to finish
  2. (used with or after a verb to express (im)possibility, as in 忘不了 wàngbuliǎo "cannot forget")
  3. (literary) (usually followed by a negative such as or ) completely (not); entirely (not); (not) in the least
  4. to understand clearly (variant of liǎo)
=4 liǎo
  1. (of eyes) bright
  2. clear-sighted
  3. to understand clearly
=4 liào unofficial variant of liào
5 产品 chǎnpǐn
  1. goods
  2. merchandise
  3. product

classifier:

=6 然而 ránér however; but; yet
=6 然而 rán'ér but; yet
=7 yāo (bound form) to demand; to coerce
=7 yào
  1. to want; to need; to ask for
  2. will; shall; about to
  3. need to; should
  4. if (same as 要是 yàoshi)
  5. (bound form) important
=7 yǎo
  1. (archaic) alternative form of (yǎo)
  2. alternative form of (yǎo)
  3. used in 要褭要袅
8 dào
  1. to reach; to arrive
  2. to leave for; to go to
  3. to (a place); until (a time); up to (a point)
  4. (verb complement indicating arriving at a place or reaching a point)
  5. considerate; thoughtful; thorough
9 下个月 xiàyuè next month
=10 Hòu surname Hou
=10 hòu
  1. empress
  2. queen
  3. (archaic) monarch
  4. ruler
=10 hòu
  1. back
  2. behind
  3. rear
  4. afterwards
  5. after
  6. later
  7. post-
11 才能 cáinéng
  1. talent
  2. ability
  3. capacity
12 发货 huò
  1. to dispatch
  2. to send out goods