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于

yú · yu/Yú · yu

Traditional 於

HSK 6

Meaning

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yú 於

  1. (of time or place) in; at; on
  2. (indicating any indirect relation) to; toward; vis-à-vis; with regard to; for
  3. (indicating a source) from; out of
  4. (used in comparison) than
  5. (used in the passive voice) by

Yú 于

  1. surname Yu

yú 于

  1. to go
  2. to take
  3. sentence-final interrogative particle
  4. variant of 於 / 于 (yú)

In a sentence

2 examples
01

一(yí)个(gè)好(hǎo)邻(lín)居(jū)胜(shèng)于(yú)一(yí)个(gè)遥(yáo)远(yuǎn)的(de)朋(péng)友(you)。

A good neighbour is better than a faraway friend.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Martha · English by sundown · CC BY 2.0 FR. Simplified Chinese conversion; Pinyin added or corrected.

02

他(tā)于(yú)去(qù)年(nián)搬(bān)到(dào)了(le)上(shàng)海(hǎi)。

He moved to Shanghai last year.

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