Dictionary - results for 于

Simplified	Traditional	Pinyin	English
于	于	Yú	- surname Yu
于	于	yú	- to go - to take - sentence-final interrogative particle - variant of 於\|于[yu2]
于	於	yú	- in - at - to - from - by - than - out of
于丹	于丹	YúDān	- Yu Dan (1965-), female scholar, writer, educator and TV presenter
于洪	于洪	Yúhóng	- Yuhong district of Shenyang city 沈陽市\|沈阳市, Liaoning
介于	介於	jièyú	- between - intermediate - to lie between
位于	位於	wèiyú	- to be located at - to be situated at - to lie
低于	低于	dīyú	- to be lower than
便于	便於	biànyú	- easy to - convenient for
优于	優於	yōuyú	- to surpass
免于	免於	miǎnyú	- to be saved from - to be spared (something)
出于	出於	chūyú	- due to - to stem from
利于	利於	lìyú	- to be beneficial - to be good for
勇于	勇於	yǒngyú	- to dare to - to be brave enough to
合于	合於	héyú	- to tally - to accord with - to fit
善于	善於	shànyú	- to be good at - to be adept at
单于	單于	chányú	- chanyu (Han Dynasty name for chiefs of Xiongnu Huns 匈奴[Xiong1 nu2])
在于	在於	zàiyú	- to be in - to lie in - to consist in - to depend on - to rest with
基于	基於	jīyú	- because of - on the basis of - in view of - on account of
多于	多於	duōyú	- more than - greater than
大于	大於	dàyú	- greater than - bigger than - more than, >
安于	安於	ānyú	- to feel contented with
定于	定於	dìngyú	- set at - scheduled at
富于	富于	fùyú	- to be full of - to be rich in
对于	對於	duìyú	- regarding - as far as sth is concerned - with regards to
小于	小於	xiǎoyú	- less than, <
属于	屬於	shǔyú	- to be classified as - to belong to - to be part of
忙于	忙於	mángyú	- busy with
忠于	忠於	zhōngyú	- to be loyal to
急于	急於	jíyú	- anxious - impatient
敢于	敢於	gǎnyú	- to have the courage to do sth - to dare to - bold in
于是	於是	yúshì	- thereupon - as a result - consequently - thus - hence
于焉	於焉	yúyān	- (classical) see 於是\|于是[yu2 shi4]
于田	於田	Yútián	- Kériye Nahiyisi - Yutian county in Khotan prefecture 和田地區\|和田地区[He2 tian2 di4 qu1], Xinjiang
于都	於都	Yúdū	- Yudu county in Ganzhou 贛州\|赣州, Jiangxi
易于	易于	yìyú	- very likely - prone to
乐于	樂於	lèyú	- willing (to do sth) - to take pleasure in
次于	次於	cìyú	- second after - second only to
归于	歸於	guīyú	- to belong to - affiliated to - to result in sth - to incline towards
流于	流於	liúyú	- to change (for the worse)
淳于	淳于	Chúnyú	- two-character surname Chun'yu
源于	源於	yuányú	- has its origins in
濒于	瀕於	bīnyú	- near to - approaching (collapse)
甘于	甘於	gānyú	- to be willing to - to be ready to - to be content with - accepting (of restriction, sacrifice, risk etc)
用于	用于	yòngyú	- use in - use on - use for
由于	由於	yóuyú	- due to - as a result of - thanks to - owing to - since - because
等于	等於	děngyú	- to equal - to be tantamount to
精于	精於	jīngyú	- skillful in - proficient in - adept at
终于	終於	zhōngyú	- at last - in the end - finally - eventually
缘于	緣於	yuányú	- to originate from - to come from the fact that - owing to - because of
置于	置于	zhìyú	- to place - to put (at or in a position) - to be located
至于	至於	zhìyú	- as for - as to - to go so far as to
处于	處於	chǔyú	- to be in (some state, position, or condition)
趋于	趨於	qūyú	- to tend towards
迫于	迫於	pòyú	- constrained - restricted - forced to - under pressure to do sth
过于	過於	guòyú	- too much - excessively
鉴于	鑒於	jiànyú	- in view of - seeing that - considering - whereas
长于	長於	chángyú	- to be adept in - to excel at
关于	關於	guānyú	- pertaining to - concerning - with regard to - about - a matter of
限于	限於	xiànyú	- to be limited to - to be confined to
陷于	陷於	xiànyú	- caught in (a bad situation) - to fall into (trap etc)
高于	高於	gāoyú	- greater than - to exceed
不下于	不下于	bùxiàyú	- as many as - no less than - not inferior to - as good as - on a par with
不亚于	不亞於	bùyàyú	- no less than - not inferior to
不甘于	不甘於	bùgānyú	- unwilling to accept - not content with (a subservient role, a mediocre result etc)
不至于	不至於	bùzhìyú	- unlikely to go so far as to - not as bad as
于洪区	于洪區	YúhóngQū	- Yuhong District of Shenyang city 沈陽市\|沈阳市[Shen3 yang2 shi4], Liaoning
以利于	以利於	yǐlìyú	- for the sake of - in order to
以至于	以至於	yǐzhìyú	- down to - up to - to the extent that...
以致于	以致於	yǐzhìyú	- so that - to the point that
来源于	來源於	láiyuányú	- to originate in
倾向于	傾向於	qīngxiàngyú	- to incline to - to prefer - to be prone to
仅次于	僅次于	jǐncìyú	- second only to... - (in second place) preceded only by...
受聘于	受聘于	shòupìnyú	- to be employed at
只限于	只限於	zhǐxiànyú	- to be limited to
涂油于	塗油於	túyóuyú	- anoint
局限于	局限於	júxiànyú	- to be limited to
居住于	居住於	jūzhùyú	- to inhabit
形于色	形於色	xíngyúsè	- to show one's feelings - to show it in one's face
于是乎	於是乎	yúshìhū	- therefore
于田县	於田縣	Yútiánxiàn	- Kériye Nahiyisi - Yutian county in Khotan prefecture 和田地區\|和田地区[He2 tian2 di4 qu1], Xinjiang
于都县	於都縣	Yúdūxiàn	- Yudu county in Ganzhou 贛州\|赣州, Jiangxi
有助于	有助於	yǒuzhùyú	- to contribute to - to promote
有悖于	有悖於	yǒubèiyú	- to go against
有赖于	有賴於	yǒulàiyú	- to rely on - to depend on
植根于	植根於	zhígēnyú	- to be rooted to - to take root in
甚至于	甚至於	shènzhìyú	- so much (that) - even (to the extent that)
相当于	相當於	xiāngdāngyú	- equivalent to
约等于	約等於	yuēděngyú	- approximately equal to
莫过于	莫過於	mòguòyú	- nothing can surpass
袁于令	袁于令	YuánYúlìng	- Yuan Yuling (-1674) Qing writer, author of 西樓記\|西楼记[Xi1 lou2 Ji4]
醉心于	醉心於	zuìxīnyú	- to be infatuated with
不绝于耳	不絕於耳	bùjuéyúěr	- (of sound) to never stop - to fall incessantly on the ear - to linger on
不绝于途	不絕於途	bùjuéyútú	- to come and go in an incessant stream
了然于胸	了然於胸	liǎorányúxiōng	- to be well aware of sth - to understand clearly
人浮于事	人浮於事	rénfúyúshì	- more hands than needed (idiom); too many cooks spoil the broth
介于两难	介於兩難	jièyúliǎngnán	- to be on the horns of a dilemma (idiom)
伊于胡底	伊於胡底	yīyúhúdǐ	- where will it stop?
何济于事	何濟於事	héjìyúshì	- of what use is it - (idiom)
供大于求	供大於求	gōngdàyúqiú	- supply exceeds demand
供过于求	供過於求	gōngguòyúqiú	- supply exceeds demand
公之于世	公之于世	gōngzhīyúshì	- to announce to the world (idiom) - to make public - to let everyone know
公之于众	公之於眾	gōngzhīyúzhòng	- to make known to the masses (idiom); to publicize widely - to let the world know
公诸于世	公諸於世	gōngzhūyúshì	- to announce to the world (idiom) - to make public - to let everyone know
受命于天	受命于天	shòumìngyútiān	- to become Emperor by the grace of Heaven - to "receive the Mandate of Heaven" (traditional English translation)
合于时宜	合于時宜	héyúshíyí	- timely - at the right moment - appropriate to the occasion - opportune - to fit current fashion
同归于尽	同歸於盡	tóngguīyújìn	- to die in such a way that sb (or sth) else also perishes - to take sb down with oneself - to end in mutual destruction
喜形于色	喜形於色	xǐxíngyúsè	- face light up with delight (idiom); to beam with joy
严于律己	嚴於律己	yányúlǜjǐ	- to be strict with oneself
困难在于	困難在於	kùnnánzàiyú	- the problem is...
嫁祸于人	嫁禍於人	jiàhuòyúrén	- to pass the misfortune on to sb else (idiom); to blame others - to pass the buck
孤独于世	孤獨於世	gūdúyúshì	- alone in the world (idiom)
安于现状	安於現狀	ānyúxiànzhuàng	- to take things as they are (idiom) - to leave a situation as it is - to be happy with the status quo
富于想像	富於想像	fùyúxiǎngxiàng	- imaginative
专美于前	專美於前	zhuānměiyúqián	- to take advantage of the good reputations of others (idiom)
工于心计	工於心計	gōngyúxīnjì	- scheming - calculating
怒形于色	怒形於色	nùxíngyúsè	- to betray anger (idiom); fury written across one's face
急于星火	急於星火	jíyúxīnghuǒ	- see 急如星火[ji2 ru2 xing1 huo3]
急于求成	急於求成	jíyúqiúchéng	- anxious for quick results (idiom); to demand instant success - impatient for result - impetuous
拙于言词	拙於言詞	zhuōyúyáncí	- to be unable to express oneself clearly (idiom)
拟于不伦	擬於不倫	nǐyúbùlún	- to draw an impossible comparison
于事无补	於事無補	yúshìwúbǔ	- unhelpful - useless
于心不忍	於心不忍	yúxīnbùrěn	- can't bear to
易于反掌	易於反掌	yìyúfǎnzhǎng	- see 易如反掌[yi4 ru2 fan3 zhang3]
有鉴于此	有鑒於此	yǒujiànyúcǐ	- in view of this - to this end
染指于鼎	染指於鼎	rǎnzhǐyúdǐng	- lit. dip one's finger in the tripod (idiom); fig. to get one's finger in the pie - to get a share of the action
业精于勤	業精於勤	yèjīngyúqín	- mastery of study lies in diligence (idiom). You can only master a subject by assiduous study. - Excellence in work is only possible with diligence. - Practice makes perfect.
业荒于嬉	業荒於嬉	yèhuāngyúxī	- to be distracted from one's work and fail to achieve results (idiom)
乐于助人	樂於助人	lèyúzhùrén	- willing to help others
死于安乐	死於安樂	sǐyúānlè	- see 生於憂患，死於安樂\|生于忧患，死于安乐[sheng1 yu2 you1 huan4 , si3 yu2 an1 le4]
死于非命	死於非命	sǐyúfēimìng	- violent death (idiom); to die in a disaster - an unnatural death
求助于人	求助於人	qiúzhùyúrén	- to call upon others for help
流于形式	流於形式	liúyúxíngshì	- to become a mere formality
海于格松	海于格松	Hǎiyúgésōng	- Haugesund (city in Rogaland, Norway)
溢于言表	溢於言表	yìyúyánbiǎo	- to exhibit one's feelings in one's speech
无动于中	無動於中	wúdòngyúzhōng	- variant of 無動於衷\|无动于衷[wu2 dong4 yu2 zhong1]
无动于衷	無動於衷	wúdòngyúzhōng	- aloof - indifferent - unconcerned
无济于事	無濟於事	wújìyúshì	- to no avail - of no use
疏于防范	疏於防範	shūyúfángfàn	- to neglect to take precautions - relaxed vigilance
疲于奔命	疲於奔命	píyúbēnmìng	- lit. tired of constantly running for one's life (idiom); terribly busy - up to one's ears in work
积于忽微	積於忽微	jīyúhūwēi	- to accumulate tiny quantities (idiom)
穷于应付	窮於應付	qióngyúyìngfù	- to struggle to cope (with a situation) - to be at one's wits' end
精于此道	精於此道	jīngyúcǐdào	- to be proficient in the area of - skilled in this field
羞于启齿	羞於啟齒	xiūyúqǐchǐ	- to be too shy to speak one's mind (idiom)
老于世故	老於世故	lǎoyúshìgù	- experienced in the ways of the world (idiom); worldly-wise - sophisticated
耿耿于怀	耿耿於懷	gěnggěngyúhuái	- to take troubles to heart (idiom); brooding
聊胜于无	聊勝於無	liáoshèngyúwú	- better than nothing (idiom)
闻名于世	聞名於世	wénmíngyúshì	- world-famous
臻于完善	臻於完善	zhēnyúwánshàn	- to attain perfection (idiom)
臻于郅治	臻於郅治	zhēnyúzhìzhì	- to attain a state of perfect governance (idiom)
落于下风	落於下風	luòyúxiàfēng	- to be at a disadvantage
著称于世	著稱於世	zhùchēngyúshì	- world-renowned
血浓于水	血濃於水	xuènóngyúshuǐ	- blood is thicker than water - fig. family ties are closer than social relations
言归于好	言歸於好	yánguīyúhǎo	- to become reconciled - to bury the hatchet
轻于鸿毛	輕於鴻毛	qīngyúhóngmáo	- light as a goose feather (idiom); trifling - unimportant
迁怒于人	遷怒於人	qiānnùyúrén	- to vent one's anger on an innocent party (idiom)
重于泰山	重於泰山	zhòngyúTàiShān	- heavier than Mt Tai (idiom); fig. extremely serious matter
陷于瘫痪	陷於癱瘓	xiànyútānhuàn	- to be paralyzed - at a standstill
难于接近	難於接近	nányújiējìn	- (of people) difficult to approach - inaccessible
难于登天	難於登天	nányúdēngtiān	- harder than climbing to heaven (idiom)
于雾霭之中	於霧靄之中	yúwùǎizhīzhōng	- to be beclouded
苛政猛于虎	苛政猛於虎	kēzhèngměngyúhǔ	- tyrannical government is fiercer than a tiger (idiom)
事实胜于雄辩	事實勝於雄辯	shìshíshèngyúxióngbiàn	- Facts speak louder than words. (idiom)
哀莫大于心死	哀莫大於心死	āimòdàyúxīnsǐ	- nothing sadder than a withered heart (idiom attributed to Confucius by Zhuangzi 莊子\|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3]) - no greater sorrow than a heart that never rejoices - the worst sorrow is not as bad as an uncaring heart - nothing is more wretched than apathy
生命在于运动	生命在於運動	shēngmìngzàiyúyùndòng	- life is motion (popular saying with many possible interpretations) - Physical effort is vital for our bodies to function (Aristotle). - Life derives from physical exercise.
毕其功于一役	畢其功於一役	bìqígōngyúyīyì	- to accomplish the whole task at one stroke (idiom)
相当于或大于	相當於或大於	xiāngdāngyúhuòdàyú	- greater than or equal to ≥ - at least as great as
身教胜于言教	身教勝於言教	shēnjiàoshèngyúyánjiào	- teaching by example beats explaining in words (idiom) - action speaks louder than words
一年之计在于春	一年之計在於春	yīniánzhījìzàiyúchūn	- the whole year must be planned for in the spring (idiom) - early planning is the key to success
一日之计在于晨	一日之計在於晨	yīrìzhījìzàiyúchén	- make your day's plan early in the morning (idiom) - early morning is the golden time of the day
寓管理于服务之中	寓管理于服務之中	yùguǎnlǐYúfúwùzhīzhōng	- integrated services management
笔胜于刀文比武强	筆勝於刀文比武強	bǐshèngyúdāowénbǐwǔqiáng	- the pen is mightier than the sword (idiom)
青出于蓝而胜于蓝	青出於藍而勝於藍	qīngchūyúlánérshèngyúlán	- lit. the color blue is made out of indigo but is more vivid than indigo (idiom) - fig. the student surpasses the master
千里之堤，溃于蚁穴	千里之堤，潰於蟻穴	qiānlǐzhīdī,kuìyúyǐxué	- An ant hole causing the collapse of a great dike. - Huge damage from a moment's negligence. (idiom)
千里之行，始于足下	千里之行，始於足下	qiānlǐzhīxíng,shǐyúzúxià	- lit. a thousand mile journey begins with the first step - fig. big accomplishments come from an accumulation of little achievements made one by one
己所不欲，勿施于人	己所不欲，勿施於人	jǐsuǒbùyù,wùshīyúrén	- What you don't want done to you, don't do to others. (idiom, from the Confucian analects) - Do as you would be done by. - Do not do to others what you would not have them do to you.
生于忧患，死于安乐	生於憂患，死於安樂	shēngyúyōuhuàn,sǐyúānlè	- to thrive in calamity and perish in soft living (idiom) - life springs from sorrow and calamity, death comes from ease and pleasure
兄弟阋于墙，外御其侮	兄弟鬩於墻，外禦其侮	xiōngdìxìyúqiáng,wàiyùqíwǔ	- internal disunity dissolves at the threat of an invasion from outside (idiom)