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Meaning of 于

Pinyin yú

Radical

二

Strokes

Definition

(surname), in / at / to / from / by / than / out of

Usage

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于 yú Part of Speech: Preposition 1. Preposition 1. Indicates location (as in "生～北京", "to be in Beijing") 2. Indicates direction or goal (as in "荣誉归～老师", "the honor goes to the teacher") 3. Indicates relation or comparison (as in "勤～学习", "diligent in study") 4. Indicates direction of action (as in "出～自愿", "to come from volunteering") 5. Indicates recipient (as in "问道～盲", "to ask a blind person") 6. Indicates source or origin (as in "取之～民", "to take from the people") 7. Indicates comparison (as in "重～泰山", "heavier than Mount Tai") 8. Indicates passivity (as in "限～水平", "limited by the level") 2. Suffix 1. Used after adjectives (as in "疏～防范", indicating lax prevention) 2. Used after verbs (as in "属～未来" indicating belonging to the future) 3. Surname 于 yú Part of Speech: Verb 1. Basic meaning: To exceed - Go (往; 去) ([En.] go) - Take (取) ([En.] take) - Like; as if (如; 好像) ([En.] look) Example References: 1. "《诗·周南·桃夭》：之子于归，宜其室家。" (This son is going back, fitting for his family.) 2. "《书·大诰》：予惟以尔庶邦于伐殷，逋播臣。" 2. Preposition 1. Introduces time or places related to action, meaning similar to "in", "at", or "in...aspect" ([En.] in, at, etc.) 2. Introduces the target of an action, meaning similar to "to", "for", or "towards" ([En.] for, etc.) 3. Indicates source or origin of an action, meaning similar to "from" ([En.] from) 4. In passive constructions, introduces the agent of the action, similar to "by" ([En.] by) 5. Introduces a comparative subject, meaning similar to "than" ([En.] than) 6. Indicates imparting action or behavior to another, akin to "to" ([En.] to, etc.) 7. Indicates relative position ([En.] in) 8. Surname Example References: 1. "《后汉书·列女传》：捐金于野。" (Donate gold in the wild.) 2. "《论语》：何有于我。" (What is there for me?) 3. "《资治通鉴·唐纪》：言于李愬。" (Speak to Li Xuan.) 9. Suffix: Embedded in verbs or adjectives without needing translation. 10. Variant form: 於 11. See also: yū Emphasizing Part of Speech: Exclamation 1. Indicates an expression of emotion. Example: "于嗟麟兮," (Oh, sigh for the unicorn.) akin to "吁".

不同于 bù tóng yú

other than / be differ from / be different than

善于 shàn yú

to be good at / to be adept at

出于无奈 chū yú wú nài

reluctantly / out of helplessness

疲于奔命 pí yú bēn mìng

lit. tired of constantly running for one's life (idiom); terribly busy / up to one's ears in work

始于 shǐ yú

begin with / start from / date from

嫁祸于人 jià huò yú rén

to pass the misfortune on to sb else (idiom); to blame others / to pass the buck

勇于 yǒng yú

to dare to / to be brave enough to

勤于 qín yú

be diligent in

勿施于人 wù shī yú rén

Do not do to others

宜于 yí yú

to be suitable for

富于 fù yú

to be full of / to be rich in

寓于 yù yú

contain / imply

寓教于乐 yù jiào yú lè

to make learning fun / to combine education and entertainment

少于 shǎo yú

less than / under

同归于尽 tóng guī yú jìn

to die in such a way that sb (or sth) else also perishes / to take sb down with oneself / to end in mutual destruction

居于 jū yú

occupy

无异于 wú yì yú

be tantamount to / nothing else but

归于 guī yú

to belong to / affiliated to / to result in sth / to incline towards

有助于 yǒu zhù yú

to contribute to / to promote

忙于 máng yú

busy with

忠于 zhōng yú

to be loyal to

耿耿于怀 gěng gěng yú huái

to take troubles to heart (idiom); brooding

急于 jí yú

eager to / in a hurry to

有悖于 yǒu bèi yú

to go against

惯于 guàn yú

wont / addicted

无愧于 wú kuì yú

live up to / worthy

无愧于心 wú kuì yú xīn

have a clear conscience

拒人于千里之外 jù rén yú qiān lǐ zhī wài

unapproachable / keep sb. a thousand li away / keep at arm's length / keep a good distance from sb. / put sb. beyond the pale

拘于 jū yú

Stick to

有损于 yǒu sǔn yú

be bad for

免于 miǎn yú

to be saved from / to be spared (something)

擅于 shàn yú

be good at

敢于 gǎn yú

to have the courage to do sth / to dare to / bold in

僅次于 jǐn cì yú

second only to... / (in second place) preceded only by...

毁于一旦 huǐ yú yí dàn

be destroyed on one day / be wiped out in a day

易于 yì yú

very likely / prone to

便于 biàn yú

easy to / convenient for

借助于 jiè zhù yú

by means of / with the help of / with the aid of / recur to / by feat of

毕其功于一役 bì qí gōng yú yī yì

to accomplish the whole task at one stroke (idiom)

淳于 Chún yú

two-character surname Chunyu

来源于 lái yuán yú

to originate in

源于 yuán yú

has its origins in

溢于言表 yì yú yán biǎo

to exhibit one's feelings in one's speech

溶于 róng yú

dissolve in / dissolve to

濒于 bīn yú

near to / approaching (collapse)

优于 yōu yú

to surpass

熔于一炉 róng yú yī lú

Melted in a furnace

甘于 gān yú

to be willing to / to be ready to / to be content with / accepting (of restriction, sacrifice, risk etc)

甚至于 shèn zhì yú

so much (that) / even (to the extent that)

疏于 shū yú

to fail to pay sufficient attention to / to be negligent in regard to / to be lacking in

疲于 pí yú

be tired of / be weary of

有益于 yǒu yì yú

be beneficial to / avail / benefit / profit / be conducive to

得益于 dé yì yú

profit from / benefit by

碍于 ài yú

Hinder

有碍于 yǒu ài yú

Hinder

碍于情面 ài yú qíng miàn

for fear of hurting sb.'s feelings / just to spare sb.'s feelings / One can't do something for fear of hurting another's feelings.

介于 jiè yú

between / intermediate / to lie between

习惯于 xí guàn yú

be used to / be accustomed to / be conditioned to / be habituated to

对于 duì yú

regarding / as far as sth is concerned / with regards to

关于 guān yú

pertaining to / concerning / with regard to / about / a matter of

位于 wèi yú

to be located at / to be situated at / to lie

终于 zhōng yú

at last / in the end / finally / eventually

于是 yú shì

thereupon / as a result / consequently / thus / hence

用于 yòng yú

use in / use on / use for

至于 zhì yú

as for / as to / to go so far as to

处于 chǔ yú

to be in (some state, position, or condition)

属于 shǔ yú

to be classified as / to belong to / to be part of

生于 shēng yú

born

在于 zài yú

to be in / to lie in / to consist in / to depend on / to rest with

出于 chū yú

due to / to stem from

有利于 yǒu lì yú

avail / in favour of / make for / to the benefit of

等于 děng yú

to equal / to be tantamount to

仅次于 jǐn cì yú

second only to... / (in second place) preceded only by...

低于 dī yú

to be lower than

相当于 xiāng dāng yú

equivalent to

过于 guò yú

too much / excessively

基于 jī yú

because of / on the basis of / in view of / on account of

置于 zhì yú

to place / to put (at or in a position) / to be located

羞于启齿 xiū yú qǐ chǐ

to be too shy to speak one's mind (idiom)

耽于 dān yú

addict / indulge in

耿耿于心 gěng gěng yú xīn

Upset

聊胜于无 liáo shèng yú wú

better than nothing (idiom)

乃至于 nǎi zhì yú

Even

乐于 lè yú

willing (to do sth) / to take pleasure in

由于 yóu yú

due to / as a result of / thanks to / owing to / since / because

以至于 yǐ zhì yú

down to / up to / to the extent that...

不至于 bù zhì yú

unlikely to go so far as to / not as bad as

苦于 kǔ yú

to suffer from (a disadvantage)

莫过于 mò guò yú

nothing can surpass

青出于蓝 qīng chū yú lán

surpass one's master or teacher in learning / the students surpass the teacher / the pupil excels the master

无动于衷 wú dòng yú zhōng

aloof / indifferent / unconcerned

热衷于 rè zhōng yú

high on / be wild about / be big on / be bound up in

见于 jiàn yú

see / refer to

有赖于 yǒu lài yú

to rely on / to depend on

趋于 qū yú

to tend towards

迫于 pò yú

constrained / restricted / forced to / under pressure to do sth

适于 shì yú

fit / suit / be suitable for

逊于 xùn yú

Inferior to

鉴于 jiàn yú

in view of / seeing that / considering / whereas

有鉴于此 yǒu jiàn yú cǐ

in view of this / to this end