Chinese dictionary
- 1
prep.(indicating time or place) in; at; on
你的来信于十五日收到。
Your letter was received on the 15th.
会议将定于明天举行。
The meeting is scheduled for tomorrow.
他生于乌鲁木齐市。
He was born in Urumqi.
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- 2
prep.(used after a verb or adjective) with regard to; concerning
他献身于科学。
He dedicates himself to science.
这样于你自己不利。
It won't do you any good.
新鲜空气有利于健康。
Fresh air is conducive to health.
- 3
prep.(indicating the performer of an action) by
于我何干呢？
What does it have to do with me?
现在的形势于我们有利。
The current situation is in our favour.
主队负于客队。
The home team was defeated by the visiting team.
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- 4
prep.(indicating giving or yielding to somebody)
见笑于大家
be laughed at by experts
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- 5
prep.(indicating comparison)
友谊贵于金。
Friendship is more precious than gold.
人固有一死，或重于泰山，亦或轻于鸿毛。
Though death befalls all men alike, it may be weightier than Mount Tai or lighter than a feather.
- 6
prep.(indicating beginning or origin) from
毕业于名牌学校
graduate from a prestigious university
发源于一处山泉
rise from a mountain spring
世界上这些最伟大的文化都起源于亚洲。
It was in Asia that some of the world's greatest cultures had their birth.
- 7
prep.(used to introduce reason and purpose)
死于溺水
die from drowning
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- 8
prep.(indicating direction) towards; to
求助于别人
ask people for help
衷于集邮
be keen on stamp collecting
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- 9
n.Yu, a surname
Words and phrases with 于
- 于归[word]to get married
- 于是[word]hence
- 于此[word]ad quem
- 于今[word]nowadays; up to now
- 于思[word]have a bushy beard
- 于心不安[idiom]feel uneasy about something
- 于心何忍[idiom]How can you bear it in your heart?
- 于事无补[idiom]do no good to mend matters
- 于心不忍[idiom]not have the heart to
- 于心有愧[idiom]have a guilty conscience
- 于心无愧[idiom]feel no compunction
- 于飞之乐[idiom]the happiness of a married couple deeply in love
- 于今为烈[idiom]worse still now