DICTIONARY · CC-CEDICT

於是

简于是 · 繁於是

Mandarin · pinyin yú shì

thereupon; as a result; consequently; thus; hence

Full entryShow on map

Characters in this entry

於: yú · yū · in, at, on; interjection alas!
是: shì · indeed, yes, right; to be; demonstrative pronoun, this, that
于: yú · in, on, at; go to; surname

Written characters and their own readings; the entry’s pronunciation is shown above.

Explore the spelling

Mandarin tones

2–4 · yu2 shi4

Compare attested words with these syllables ↗

Dictionary tones. Connected speech can change their realization.

Connected dictionary

3character links

Explore word families ↗Compare pronunciations ↗Open character structure ↗

Counts describe dictionary records, not word frequency or semantic similarity. Source identities stay separate.

Read this spelling in Classical texts

Follow a written form into the eight pinned witnesses: Analects, Mencius, Laozi, Zhuangzi, Xunzi, Han Feizi, Sunzi and the Mao Shijing. A match is a place to investigate; it does not prove that a modern dictionary sense fits the passage.

於是 · find source passages ↗ · 于是 · find source passages ↗

Explore Classical grammar ↗

Compare dictionary sources Rime · Wiktionary

Rime Cantonese 粵拼

jyu1 si6

Cantonese word readings for 於是. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

CanCLID contributors · CC BY 4.0 · source & license · Data pack

Wiktionary English definitions · Chinese section

Independent source senses for this spelling, with usage labels retained. Not matched to the pronunciation above.

conj

so; hence; thus; therefore; thereupon; consequently; as a result (Similar to 所以, but not identical since 於是 specifically means "so, as an immediate consequence")

Source page · dump 2026-09-02 · Contributors & history

Wiktionary contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source & license · Data pack