于是

Character by character

• 于yú3 strokesHSK 2 traditional 於in, on, at; go to; surname
• 是shì9 strokesHSK 1indeed, yes, right; to be; demonstrative pronoun, this, that

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Words with the same characters

These words share at least one character with 于是. Reading them together is how the character starts to stick — the same characters in a different context.

• 是shìHSK 1

  to be (followed by substantives only); correct; right; true; (respectful acknowledgement of a command) very well; (adverb for emphatic assertion)

• 就是jiù shìHSK 3

  exactly; precisely; only; simply; just; (used correlatively with 也) even; even if

• 但是dàn shìHSK 2

  but; however

• 还是hái shiHSK 1

  still (as before); had better; unexpectedly; or

• 只是zhǐ shìHSK 3

  merely; only; just; nothing but; simply; but; however

• 于yúHSK 6

  to go; to take; sentence-final interrogative particle; variant of 于

• 可是kě shìHSK 2

  but; however; (used for emphasis) indeed

• 关于guān yúHSK 4

  pertaining to; concerning; with regard to; about; a matter of

• 对于duì yúHSK 4

  regarding; as far as (sth) is concerned; with regard to

• 是否shì fǒuHSK 4

  whether (or not); if; is or isn't

• 终于zhōng yúHSK 3

  at last; in the end; finally; eventually

• 总是zǒng shìHSK 3

  always

• 由于yóu yúHSK 3

  due to; as a result of; thanks to; owing to; since; because

• 而是ér shìHSK 4

  rather

• 属于shǔ yúHSK 3

  to be classified as; to belong to; to be part of

• 正是zhèng shìHSK 2

  is precisely

• 要是yào shiHSK 3

  (coll.) if

• 处于chǔ yúHSK 4

  to be in (some state, position, or condition)

• 在于zài yúHSK 4

  to be in; to lie in; to consist in; to depend on; to rest with

• 算是suàn shìHSK 6

  considered to be; at last

• 或是huò shìHSK 5

  or; either one or the other

• 至于zhì yúHSK 6

  as for; as to; to go so far as to

• 是不是shì bù shìHSK 1

  is or isn't; yes or no; whether or not

• 位于wèi yúHSK 4

  to be located at; to be situated at; to lie