于[yú]

介

1. (indicating time or place) in; on; at

♦ 来信~十五日收到。 Your letter was received on the 15th.

♦ 此项工程将~三年内完成。 This engineering project is to be completed within three years.

2. (indicating direction)

♦ 求助~人 ask people for help

♦ 热衷~集邮 be keen on stamp collecting

3. (indicating giving or yielding to sb.)

♦ 腐朽的势力让位~新生的势力。 Decaying forces give way to new rising forces.

4. with regard to; concerning; to

♦ 有利~提高产量 be conducive to higher yields

♦ 这样~你自己不利。 It won't do you any good.

♦ 操之过急, ~事无补。 It would be of no avail to act with undue haste.

5. (indicating beginning or origin) from

♦ 黄河发源~青海。 The Yellow River rises in Qinghai Province.

♦ 认识来源~实践。 Knowledge comes from practice.

6. (indicating comparison)

♦ 不少~五千人 no less than 5000 people

♦ 友谊贵~黄金。 Friendship is more precious than gold.

♦ 金星略小~地球。 Venus is a little smaller than the Earth.

7. (indicating the doer of an action) by

♦ 主队败~客队。 The home team was defeated by the visiting team.

♦ 见笑~人 be laughed at (by others)