于 (於) yú

1. 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)
2. yú particle in; at
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: Traditional: 於; acts as a locative particle (Guoyu '於' particle)
3. yú preposition in; at; to; from
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: Traditional: 於. In the sense of 向 (Guoyu '於' p 3)
4. yú verb to go; to
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: Traditional: 于 (Pulleyblank 1995, p. 53).
5. 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).
6. 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)
7. 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)
8. yú preposition give
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文 , Subdomain: Function Words
   Notes: Traditional: 於; in the sense of 给 (Guoyu '於' p 2)
9. 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)
10. 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)
11. 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)
12. 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)
13. 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)
14. yú preposition for
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文 , Subdomain: Function Words
    Notes: Traditional: 於; in the sense of 为 (Guoyu '於' p 8)
15. yú proper noun Yu
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
    Notes: Traditional: 於 (Guoyu '於' n)
16. wū noun a crow
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: Traditional: 於; the original form of 烏鴉 (Guoyu '於' wū n)
17. wū interjection whew; wow
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: Traditional: 於 (Guoyu '於' wū interjection)

Contained in

• 莫大于无为(莫大於無為) there is nothing greater than nonaction
• 急于(急於) to be anxious; to be impatient
• 言归于好(言歸於好) to become reconciled; to bury the hatchet
• 千里之行，始于足下(千里之行，始於足下) a thousand mile journey begins with the first step
• 陷于瘫痪(陷於癱瘓) to be paralyzed; at a standstill
• 公诸于世(公諸於世) to announce to the world; to make public; to let everyone know
• 大于(大於) to be greater than
• 涂油于(塗油於) anoint
• 有助于(有助於) to contribute to; to promote
• 于事无济(於事無濟) of no use
• 鸿雁于征(鴻雁於征) wild geese journey far
• 供大于求(供大於求) supply exceeds demand
• 介于两难(介於兩難) to be on the horns of a dilemma
• 富于 to be full of; to be rich in
• 将受命于君(將受命於君) a general receives his commands from the ruler
• 舞于松柏之下(舞於松柏之下) dances beneath the pine-trees and cypresses
• 于事无补(於事無補) of no use
• 介于(介於) between; intermediate; to lie between
• 渐渍于道德(漸漬於道德) imbued with morality
• 战死于位(戰死於位) died in battle defending his position
• 不下于 as many as; no less than; not inferior to; as good as; on a par with
• 来源于(來源於) to originate in
• 缘于(緣於) to originate from; to come from the fact that; owing to; because of
• 求助于人(求助於人) to call upon others for help
• 用于 to use in; to use on; to use for
• 身之养重于义(身之養重於義) the importance righteousness in proper nourishing the self
• 甚而至于(甚而至於) even; so much so that
• 之于天下也(之於天下也) with regards to the empire
• 莫富于地(莫富於地) nothing is more abundant than the Earth
• 几于(幾於) nearly at the point of
• 合于利而动(合於利而動) If it is to your advantage, make a forward move
• 归于(歸於) to belong to; affiliated to
• 出于(出於) to be due to; to arise from; to stem from
• 对于(對於) regarding; with regards to
• 有鉴于此(有鑒於此) in view of this; to this end
• 局限于(局限於) to be limited to
• 喜形于色(喜形於色) face light up with delight; to beam with joy
• 属于(屬於) be classified as; to belong to; to be part of
• 困难在于(困難在於) the problem is...
• 嗛嗛于膳珍(嗛嗛於膳珍) unsatisfied with provisions
• 合于时宜(合于時宜) timely; at the right moment; appropriate to the occasion; opportune; to fit current fashion
• 取信于人(取信於人) to gain someone's trust
• 事实胜于雄辩(事實勝於雄辯) Facts speak louder than words.
• 鉴于(鑒於) in light of; in view of; whereas
• 著称于世(著稱於世) world-renowned
• 处于(處於) to be in some state, position, or condition
• 于焉(於焉) threfore
• 免于(免於) to be saved from; to be spared

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