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

• 属于(屬於) be classified as; to belong to; to be part of
• 醉心于(醉心於) to be infatuated with
• 臻于郅治(臻於郅治) to attain a state of perfect governance
• 不绝于耳(不絕於耳) (of sound) to never stop; to fall incessantly on the ear; to linger on
• 合于时宜(合于時宜) timely; at the right moment; appropriate to the occasion; opportune; to fit current fashion
• 兄弟阋于墙，外御其侮(兄弟鬩於墻，外禦其侮) internal disunity dissolves at the threat of an invasion from outside
• 于是乎(於是乎) therefore
• 徘徊于桂椒之间(徘徊於桂椒之間) it wanders among the osmanthus and pepper-trees
• 贬多于褒(貶多於褒) to get more criticism than praise
• 溢于言表(溢於言表) to exhibit one's feelings in one's speech
• 专美于前(專美於前) to monopolize the limelight; to get all the glory; to rank highest
• 疏于防范(疏於防範) to neglect to take precautions; relaxed vigilance
• 及于(及於) with regard to
• 不亚于(不亞於) no less than; not inferior to
• 血浓于水(血濃於水) blood is thicker than water; family ties are closer than social relations
• 位于(位於) to be located at
• 人浮于事(人浮於事) more hands than needed; too many cooks spoil the broth
• 于飞(于飛) [birds] in flight
• 止于至善(止於至善) hold in high regard
• 无敌于天下(無敵於天下) unrivaled in the land
• 求助于人(求助於人) to call upon others for help
• 业荒于嬉(業荒於嬉) to be distracted from one's work and fail to achieve results
• 对于(對於) regarding; with regards to
• 于焉(於焉) threfore
• 急于星火(急於星火) as hurried as a shooting star; requiring immediate action; extremely urgent
• 威加于敌(威加於敵) to intimidate the enemy
• 长于(長於) to be adept in; to excel at
• 趋于(趨於) to tend towards
• 嗛嗛于膳珍(嗛嗛於膳珍) unsatisfied with provisions
• 不甘于(不甘於) unwilling to accept; not content with (a subservient role, a mediocre result etc)
• 哀莫大于心死(哀莫大於心死) nothing sadder than a withered heart; no greater sorrow than a heart that never rejoices; the worst sorrow is not as bad as an uncaring heart
• 之于天下也(之於天下也) with regards to the empire
• 加志于穷民(加志於窮民) paid special attention to people suffering hardship
• 止于坐隅 stopped on the corner of the mat
• 问道于盲(問道於盲) to ask a blind man the way; to seek advice from an incompetent
• 臻于完善(臻於完善) to attain perfection
• 鸿雁于征(鴻雁於征) wild geese journey far
• 次于(次於) second after; second only to
• 严于律己(嚴於律己) to be strict with oneself
• 著称于世(著稱於世) world-renowned
• 敢于(敢於) to dare to
• 轻于鸿毛(輕於鴻毛) as light as a goose feather; unimportant
• 精于(精於) to be skillful in; to be proficient in; to be adept at
• 至于(至於) as for; as to say; speaking of ; to reach ; go so far as to
• 精于此道(精於此道) to be proficient in the area of; skilled in this field

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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
• 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
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