于是
yú shìㄩˊ ㄕˋ
Sino-Vietnamese: VU THỊ
Traditional: 於是
HSK 4HSK 3.0 · 4TOCFL 3
Meaning(vocab.word.pos.cc)
thereupon; as a result; consequently; thus; hence
Examples
天黑了，于是我们回家了。
tiān hēi le, yú shì wǒ men huí jiā le.
It got dark, so we went home.
他很想家，于是买了回国的机票。
tā hěn xiǎng jiā, yú shì mǎi le huí guó de jī piào.
He was homesick, so he bought a ticket home.
大家都同意，于是就这么定了。
dà jiā dōu tóng yì, yú shì jiù zhè me dìng le.
Everyone agreed, so it was settled.
Easily confused
- 所以 — 于是 stresses sequence in a narrative; 所以 stresses cause and effect.
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Stroke order
VU · 3 strokes
surname Yu
THỊ · 9 strokes
to be (followed by substantives only); correct; right; true; (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well; (adverb for emphatic assertion)
Related words
- 关于 guān yú — pertaining to; concerning; with regard to; about; a matter of
- 终于 zhōng yú — at last; in the end; finally; eventually
- 由于 yóu yú — due to; as a result of; thanks to; owing to; since; because
- 对于 duì yú — regarding; as far as (sth) is concerned; with regard to
- 属于 shǔ yú — to be classified as; to belong to; to be part of
- 至于 zhì yú — as for; as to; to go so far as to
- 等于 děng yú — to equal; to be tantamount to
- 善于 shàn yú — to be good at; to be adept at