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| Pronunciation |
: |
yú |
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| Meaning |
: |
- (indicating time or place) in; on; at. (prep)
- (indicating direction) from. (prep)
- with regard to; concerning; to. (prep)
- (indicating beginning or origin) from. (prep)
- (indicating comparison) than. (prep)
- (indicating the doer of an action) by. (prep)
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| Radical |
: |
二 |
| Strokes |
: |
3 |
| Traditional |
: |
於 ( Stroke Order ) |
| Usage |
: |
72.5% |
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Common Words / Phrases:
Sentences:
| 1. This old man was born in 1899. |
| zhè |
wèi |
lǎo |
rén |
shēng |
yú |
yī |
bā |
jiǔ |
jiǔ |
nián |
。 |
| 这 |
位 |
老 |
人 |
生 |
于 |
1 |
8 |
9 |
9 |
年 |
。 |
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|
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| 这 |
: |
this |
| 位 |
: |
measure word |
| 老人 |
: |
old man |
| 生 |
: |
born |
| 于 |
: |
(indicating time or place) in; on; at |
| 年 |
: |
year |
|
| 2. Our corporation was formed in 1994. |
| wǒ |
men |
de |
gōng |
sī |
chéng |
lì |
yú |
yī |
jiǔ |
jiǔ |
sì |
nián |
。 |
| 我 |
们 |
的 |
公 |
司 |
成 |
立 |
于 |
1 |
9 |
9 |
4 |
年 |
。 |
|
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| 我们的 |
: |
our |
| 公司 |
: |
company |
| 成立 |
: |
form |
| 于 |
: |
(indicating time or place) in; on; at |
| 年 |
: |
year |
|
| 3. ask people for help. |
| qiú |
zhù |
yú |
rén |
。 |
| 求 |
助 |
于 |
人 |
。 |
|
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|
|
| 求 |
: |
request |
| 助 |
: |
help |
| 于 |
: |
from |
| 人 |
: |
people |
|
| 4. Last year there were many more births than deaths. |
| qù |
nián |
de |
chū |
shēng |
rén |
shù |
dà |
yú |
sǐ |
wáng |
rén |
shù |
。 |
| 去 |
年 |
的 |
出 |
生 |
人 |
数 |
大 |
于 |
死 |
亡 |
人 |
数 |
。 |
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| 去年 |
: |
last year |
| 的 |
: |
(particle) used after an attribute; of |
| 出生 |
: |
birth |
| 人数 |
: |
The number of people |
| 大于 |
: |
greater than |
| 死亡 |
: |
death |
|
| 5. So here you are at last. |
| nǐ |
men |
zhōng |
yú |
lái |
dào |
le |
。 |
| 你 |
们 |
终 |
于 |
来 |
到 |
了 |
。 |
|
|
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| 你们 |
: |
you |
| 终于 |
: |
finally |
| 来到 |
: |
arrive; come |
| 了 |
: |
(particle) used after an action that has taken place |
|
| 6. Because he didn’t work hard, he couldn’t pass the exam. |
| yóu |
yú |
bú |
yòng |
gōng |
， |
tā |
méi |
néng |
tōng |
guò |
kǎo |
shì |
。 |
| 由 |
于 |
不 |
用 |
功 |
， |
他 |
没 |
能 |
通 |
过 |
考 |
试 |
。 |
|
|
|
|
| 由于 |
: |
as a result of |
| 不 |
: |
no, not |
| 用功 |
: |
work hard |
| 他 |
: |
he |
| 没 |
: |
do not, have not |
| 能 |
: |
able to |
| 通过 |
: |
pass |
| 考试 |
: |
exam |
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