thereupon; as a result; consequently
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Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesconjunction
thereupon; as a result; consequently; so
formalFormal connector used in writing and speech to express a logical consequence or an immediate action following from a previous event. Often used at the beginning of a sentence. The variant '于是乎' (yú shì hū) is a slightly more literary alternative.
Dà大
jiā家
yī一
gǔ鼓
lì励
，
wǒ我
yú于
shì是
huī恢
fù复
le了
xìn信
xīn心
。
With everyone's encouragement, I regained my confidence.
Yǔ雨
xià下
de得
hěn很
dà大
，
yú于
shì是
wǒ我
men们
jué决
dìng定
dài待
zài在
jiā家
lǐ里
。
It was raining heavily, so we decided to stay at home.
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Tā他
tí提
chū出
le了
yī一
gè个
jué绝
miào妙
de的
jì计
huà划
，
yú于
shì是
dà大
jiā家
lì立
kè刻
kāi开
shǐ始
tǎo讨
lùn论
xì细
jié节
。
He proposed a brilliant plan, and consequently, everyone immediately began discussing the details.
Tiān天
hēi黑
le了
，
yú于
shì是
wǒ我
men们
dǎ打
kāi开
dēng灯
。
It got dark, so we turned on the lights.
Tā他
dào道
qiàn歉
le了
，
yú于
shì是
wǒ我
men们
yuán原
liàng谅
le了
tā他
。
He apologized, and therefore, we forgave him.