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  • 1

    prep.(indicating time or place) in; at; on

    • nǐ de lái xìn yú shí wǔ rì shōu dào

      来信十五收到

      Your letter was received on the 15th.

    • huì yì jiāng dìng yú míng tiān jǔ xíng

      会议明天举行

      The meeting is scheduled for tomorrow.

    • tā shēng yú wū lǔ mù qí shì

      乌鲁木齐

      He was born in Urumqi.

    synonym
  • 2

    prep.(used after a verb or adjective) with regard to; concerning

    • tā xiàn shēn yú kē xué

      献身科学

      He dedicates himself to science.

    • zhè yàng yú nǐ zì jǐ bù lì

      这样自己

      It won't do you any good.

    • xīn xiān kōng qì yǒu lì yú jiàn kāng

      新鲜空气有利健康

      Fresh air is conducive to health.

  • 3

    prep.(indicating the performer of an action) by

    • yú wǒ hé gān ne

      何干

      What does it have to do with me?

    • xiàn zài de xíng shì yú wǒ men yǒu lì

      现在形势我们有利

      The current situation is in our favour.

    • zhǔ duì fù yú kè duì

      主队客队

      The home team was defeated by the visiting team.

    synonym
  • 4

    prep.(indicating giving or yielding to somebody)

    • jiàn xiào yú dà jiā

      见笑大家

      be laughed at by experts

    synonym
  • 5

    prep.(indicating comparison)

    • yǒu yì guì yú jīn

      友谊

      Friendship is more precious than gold.

    • rén gù yǒu yī sǐ huò zhòng yú tài shān yì huò qīng yú hóng máo

      泰山鸿毛

      Though death befalls all men alike, it may be weightier than Mount Tai or lighter than a feather.

  • 6

    prep.(indicating beginning or origin) from

    • bì yè yú míng pái xué xiào

      毕业名牌学校

      graduate from a prestigious university

    • fā yuán yú yī chù shān quán

      发源山泉

      rise from a mountain spring

    • shì jiè shang zhè xiē zuì wěi dà de wén huà dōu qǐ yuán yú yà zhōu

      世界这些伟大文化起源亚洲

      It was in Asia that some of the world's greatest cultures had their birth.

  • 7

    prep.(used to introduce reason and purpose)

    • sǐ yú nì shuǐ

      溺水

      die from drowning

    synonym
  • 8

    prep.(indicating direction) towards; to

    • qiú zhù yú bié rén

      求助别人

      ask people for help

    • zhōng yú jí yóu

      集邮

      be keen on stamp collecting

    synonym
  • 9

    n.Yu, a surname

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Chinese Characters with pinyin

  • fish; a surname
  • remain;more than
  • catch fish; take something one is not entitled to
  • pleasure; give pleasure to
  • cheerful