"Thereupon" in Chinese — 于是 (yú shì)

于

是

yú shì

thereupon

HSK 3.0 Level 4Traditional: 於是2 example sentences

Definitions

1thereupon; as a result; consequently; thus; hence

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于

是

Zhuyin

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ㄩˊ

yú

ㄩ/ üˊ/ second tone

ㄕˋ

shì

ㄕ/ shˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

于是

Simplified

於是

Traditional

Example sentences

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艾伦太累了，于是早早地上床睡觉了。
ài lún tài lèi le， yú shì zǎo zǎo dì shàng chuáng shuì jiào le。
Ellen was so tired that she went to bed early.
他觉得她说得很有道理，于是接受了她的建议。
tā jué de tā shuō dé hěn yǒu dào lǐ， yú shì jiē shòu le tā de jiàn yì。
He thought she spoke reasonably, so he accepted her suggestion.

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Related words

是

shì

to be (followed by substantives only)

于

yú

to go

但是

dàn shì

but

关于

guān yú

pertaining to

还是

hái shi

still (as before)

终于

zhōng yú

at last

总是

zǒng shì

always

可是

kě shì

but

由于

yóu yú

due to

等于

děng yú

to equal

对于

duì yú

regarding

凡是

fán shì

each and every

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Thereupon in Chinese: 于是 (yú shì)