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

• 相当于(相當於) equivalent to
• 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
• 疲于奔命(疲於奔命) terribly busy; up to one's ears in work
• 趋于(趨於) to tend towards
• 血浓于水(血濃於水) blood is thicker than water; family ties are closer than social relations
• 于事无济(於事無濟) of no use
• 莫富于地(莫富於地) nothing is more abundant than the Earth
• 有悖于(有悖於) to go against
• 不绝于途(不絕於途) to come and go in an incessant stream
• 疏于防范(疏於防範) to neglect to take precautions; relaxed vigilance
• 濒于(瀕於) near to; approaching (collapse)
• 无敌于天下(無敵於天下) unrivaled in the land
• 高于(高於) higher than
• 陷于(陷於) caught in (a bad situation); to fall into (trap etc)
• 一年之计在于春(一年之計在於春) the whole year must be planned for in the spring; early planning is the key to success
• 于旣切(於旣切) a notation of sound
• 易于 to be very likely; to be prone to ; very likely; prone to
• 甚而至于(甚而至於) even; so much so that
• 定于一尊(定於一尊) to rely on a single authority to determine what is correct
• 战死于位(戰死於位) died in battle defending his position
• 莫贵于忠(莫貴於忠) nothing more noble than loyalty
• 嫁祸于人(嫁禍於人) to pass misfortune on to somebody else
• 系心于微(繫心於微) focus the mind on the subtle
• 公之于世 to announce to the world; to make public; to let everyone know
• 基于(基於) because of; based on; in view of; on account of
• 几于(幾於) nearly at the point of
• 由于(由於) due to; as a result of; because of; owing to ; due to; as a result of; because of; owing to
• 局限于(局限於) to be limited to
• 用于 to use in; to use on; to use for
• 莫大于无为(莫大於無為) there is nothing greater than nonaction
• 不下于 as many as; no less than; not inferior to; as good as; on a par with
• 富于想像(富於想像) imaginative
• 徘徊于桂椒之间(徘徊於桂椒之間) it wanders among the osmanthus and pepper-trees
• 合于时宜(合于時宜) timely; at the right moment; appropriate to the occasion; opportune; to fit current fashion
• 于焉(於焉) threfore
• 安于所遇(安於所遇) satisfied with any situation
• 受命于天 to become Emperor by the grace of Heaven
• 醉心于(醉心於) to be infatuated with
• 言归于好(言歸於好) to become reconciled; to bury the hatchet
• 精于(精於) to be skillful in; to be proficient in; to be adept at
• 精于此道(精於此道) to be proficient in the area of; skilled in this field
• 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
• 了然于胸(了然於胸) to be well aware of
• 万物于一(萬物於一) many things are in one
• 事实胜于雄辩(事實勝於雄辯) Facts speak louder than words.
• 有鉴于此(有鑒於此) in view of this; to this end
• 利于(利於) be beneficial; be good for
• 明于此者(明於此者) a person that understands this

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• 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
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• Full Text Canon of Supreme Mystery 太玄經 — 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
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