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
- 严于律己(嚴於律己) to be strict with oneself
- 过于(過於) excessively
- 有赖于(有賴於) to rely on; to depend on
- 翱翔于激水之上(翱翔於激水之上) it lingers over the fretted face of the pond
- 决之于王(決之於王) decision by the king
- 无济于事(無濟於事) to no avail; of no use
- 渐渍于道德(漸漬於道德) imbued with morality
- 于旣切(於旣切) a notation of sound
- 系心于微(繫心於微) focus the mind on the subtle
- 只限于(只限於) to be limited to
- 于归之喜(于歸之喜) the joy of matrimony (polite phrase referring to a young woman)
- 甚而至于(甚而至於) even; so much so that
- 精于此道(精於此道) to be proficient in the area of; skilled in this field
- 关于(關於) pertaining to; concerning; regarding
- 安于(安於) to feel contented with
- 忙于(忙於) busy with
- 战死于位(戰死於位) died in battle defending his position
- 乐于助人(樂於助人) willing to help others
- 工于心计(工於心計) scheming; calculating
- 不至于(不至於) cannot go so far; be unlikely
- 流于形式(流於形式) to become a mere formality
- 寓管理于服务之中(寓管理于服務之中) integrated services management
- 聊胜于无(聊勝於無) better than nothing
- 于事无济(於事無濟) of no use
- 陷于瘫痪(陷於癱瘓) to be paralyzed; at a standstill
- 威加于敌(威加於敵) to intimidate the enemy
- 安于现状(安於現狀) to take things as they are; to leave a situation as it is; to be happy with the status quo
- 濒于(瀕於) near to; approaching (collapse)
- 优于(優於) to surpass
- 至于室庐(至於室廬) reaches the rooms of the cottage
- 不甘于(不甘於) unwilling to accept; not content with (a subservient role, a mediocre result etc)
- 言归于好(言歸於好) to become reconciled; to bury the hatchet
- 毕其功于一役(畢其功於一役) to accomplish the whole task at one stroke
- 急于(急於) to be anxious; to be impatient
- 易于反掌(易於反掌) as easy as turning over your palms
- 及于(及於) with regard to
- 出于(出於) to be due to; to arise from; to stem from
- 苛政猛于虎(苛政猛於虎) tyrannical government is fiercer than a tiger
- 淳于 two-character surname Chunyu
- 不亚于(不亞於) no less than; not inferior to
- 事实胜于雄辩(事實勝於雄辯) Facts speak louder than words.
- 穷于应付(窮於應付) to struggle to cope (with a situation); to be at one's wits' end
- 莫贵于忠(莫貴於忠) nothing more noble than loyalty
- 无敌于天下(無敵於天下) unrivaled in the land
- 一日之计在于晨(一日之計在於晨) make your day's plan early in the morning; early morning is the golden time of the day
- 业荒于嬉(業荒於嬉) to be distracted from one's work and fail to achieve results
- 于时(于時) when at that time
- 富于想像(富於想像) imaginative
- 有鉴于此(有鑒於此) in view of this; to this end
- 低于 to be lower than
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- 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
- 卷三 Scroll 3 Wenxuan 文選 — 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
- Full Text Canon of Supreme Mystery 太玄經 — 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