于 (於) yú
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yú
preposition
in; at
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: Traditional: 於. For example, 天生德於予 'Heaven produced the virtue that is in me.' (Lunyu 7:22) In is sense, 于 is most often placed between a verb and an object or acts like the verb 在. In its basic form it represents physical location but the meaning can also be more abstract, like the English preposition 'in'. (Guoyu '於' p. 1; Rouzer 2007, p. 9) -
yú
particle
in; at
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: Traditional: 於; acts as a locative particle (Guoyu '於' particle) -
yú
preposition
in; at; to; from
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: Traditional: 於. In the sense of 向 (Guoyu '於' p 3) -
yú
verb
to go; to
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: Traditional: 于 (Pulleyblank 1995, p. 53). -
yú
verb
to rely on; to depend on
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Relationship
Notes: Traditional: 於; synonymous with 依靠 (Guoyu '於' v). -
yú
preposition
to go to; to arrive at
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文 , Subdomain: Function Words
Notes: Traditional: 於. In the sense of 到 or 至 (Guoyu '於' p 5) -
yú
preposition
from
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文 , Subdomain: Function Words
Notes: Traditional: 於. In the sense of 从 or 由 (Guoyu '於' p 6) -
yú
preposition
give
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文 , Subdomain: Function Words
Notes: Traditional: 於; in the sense of 给 (Guoyu '於' p 2) -
yú
preposition
oppposing
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words
Notes: Traditional: 於. In the sense of 对 (Guoyu '於' p 4) -
yú
preposition
and
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words
Notes: Traditional: 於; in the sense of 和 or 与 (Guoyu '於' p. 10) -
yú
preposition
compared to
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words
Notes: Traditional: 於; used for comparison, in the sense of 比 (Guoyu '於' p 9) -
yú
preposition
by
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words
Notes: Traditional: 於; a passive construction, synonymous with 被 (Guoyu '於' p 7) -
yú
conjunction
and; as well as
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words
Notes: Traditional: 於; synonymous with 而 (Guoyu '於' conj) -
yú
preposition
for
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文 , Subdomain: Function Words
Notes: Traditional: 於; in the sense of 为 (Guoyu '於' p 8) -
yú
proper noun
Yu
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
Notes: Traditional: 於 (Guoyu '於' n) -
wū
noun
a crow
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: Traditional: 於; the original form of 烏鴉 (Guoyu '於' wū n) -
wū
interjection
whew; wow
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: Traditional: 於 (Guoyu '於' wū interjection)
Contained in
- 明于此者(明於此者) a person that understands this
- 舞于松柏之下(舞於松柏之下) dances beneath the pine-trees and cypresses
- 优于(優於) to surpass
- 于事无济(於事無濟) of no use
- 将受命于君(將受命於君) a general receives his commands from the ruler
- 莫贵于忠(莫貴於忠) nothing more noble than loyalty
- 大于(大於) to be greater than
- 基于(基於) because of; based on; in view of; on account of
- 有鉴于此(有鑒於此) in view of this; to this end
- 严于律己(嚴於律己) to be strict with oneself
- 醉心于(醉心於) to be infatuated with
- 于事无补(於事無補) of no use
- 安于(安於) to feel contented with
- 止于坐隅 stopped on the corner of the mat
- 于飞(于飛) [birds] in flight
- 勿施于人(勿施於人) do not impose on others
- 急于求成(急於求成) to be anxious for quick results
- 敢于(敢於) to dare to
- 安于所遇(安於所遇) satisfied with any situation
- 身之养重于义(身之養重於義) the importance righteousness in proper nourishing the self
- 耿耿于怀(耿耿於懷) to take troubles to heart; brooding
- 莫大于无为(莫大於無為) there is nothing greater than nonaction
- 关于(關於) pertaining to; concerning; regarding
- 于心不忍(於心不忍) can't bear to
- 笔胜于刀文比武强(筆勝於刀文比武強) the pen is mightier than the sword
- 供过于求(供過於求) supply exceeds demand
- 业精于勤(業精於勤) mastery of study lies in diligence
- 涂油于(塗油於) anoint
- 臻于完善(臻於完善) to attain perfection
- 至于(至於) as for; as to say; speaking of ; to reach ; go so far as to
- 富于想像(富於想像) imaginative
- 于旣切(於旣切) a notation of sound
- 万物于一(萬物於一) many things are in one
- 终于(終於) at last; in the end; finally; eventually
- 置于(置於) to place; to put; to be located
- 振鹭于飞(振鷺于飛) a flock of egrets in flight
- 拙于言词(拙於言詞) to be unable to express oneself clearly
- 源于(源於) to has its origins in
- 莫富于地(莫富於地) nothing is more abundant than the Earth
- 莫过于(莫過於) nothing can surpass
- 疏于防范(疏於防範) to neglect to take precautions; relaxed vigilance
- 专美于前(專美於前) to monopolize the limelight; to get all the glory; to rank highest
- 只限于(只限於) to be limited to
- 通于九变(通於九變) to thoroughly understand the nine variations [of tactics]
- 疲于奔命(疲於奔命) terribly busy; up to one's ears in work
- 流于形式(流於形式) to become a mere formality
Also contained in
于田县 、 地豆于 、 海于格松 、 光荣归于佛陀 、 己所不欲勿施于人
Word is mentioned most frequently in
Truncated for common words
- 昭公 Lord Zhao The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳 — count: 411
- 襄公 Lord Xiang The Commentary of Zuo on the Spring and Autumn Annals 春秋左氏傳 — count: 314
- 卷六十七 列傳第二十七 謝靈運 Volume 67 Biographies 27: Xie Lingyun Book of Song 宋書 — count: 270
- Daode Jing 《道德經》 Daode Jing 道德經 — count: 188
- Full Text Canon of Supreme Mystery 太玄經 — count: 178
- 卷95 匈奴劉聰 羯胡石勒 鐵弗劉虎 徒何慕容廆 臨渭氐苻健 羌姚萇 略陽氐吕光 Volume 95: Liu Cong of the Xiongnu, Shi Le of the Jie People, Liu Hu of the Tiefu, Murong Hui of the Tuhe, Fu Jian of the Linwei Di, Yao Chong of the Qiang, Lu Guang of the Lüeyang Di Book of Wei 魏書 — count: 178
- 卷三 Scroll 3 Wenxuan 文選 — count: 178
- 卷十 Scroll 10 Wenxuan 文選 — count: 175
- 卷五十九 張衡列傳 Volume 59: Biography of Zhang Heng Book of Later Han 後漢書 — count: 170
- 卷三十九 Scroll 39 Wenxuan 文選 — count: 166