于是yú shìthereupon; as a result; consequently; thus; hence

1. 1.

   thereupon; as a result; consequently; thus; henceconjunction

• 于not compositional here
• 是not compositional here

于是 usually starts the second clause and often describes what someone did next in a story or report.

1. 下雨了，于是我们没去公园。

   Xià yǔ le, yúshì wǒmen méi qù gōngyuán.

   It rained, so we didn't go to the park.

2. HSK 6

   他饿了，于是去吃了一碗面。

   Tā è le, yúshì qù chī le yì wǎn miàn.

   He got hungry, so he went and had a bowl of noodles.

3. HSK 6

   昨天我很累，于是很早就睡了。

   Zuótiān wǒ hěn lèi, yúshì hěn zǎo jiù shuì le.

   Yesterday I was very tired, so I went to sleep very early.

1. 
   Speaker A:

   你昨天怎么没来？

   Nǐ zuótiān zěnme méi lái?

   Why didn't you come yesterday?

2. 
   Speaker B:

   我的车坏了，于是我在家休息了。

   Wǒ de chē huài le, yúshì wǒ zài jiā xiūxi le.

   My car broke down, so I rested at home.

3. 
   Speaker A:

   车现在修好了吗？

   Chē xiànzài xiū hǎo le ma?

   Is the car fixed now?

4. 
   Speaker B:

   修好了，明天我开车去上班。

   Xiū hǎo le, míngtiān wǒ kāichē qù shàngbān.

   Yes, it's fixed. Tomorrow I'll drive to work.

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Related words

• 所以suǒ yǐtherefore; as a result; soHSK 2
• 要是yào shi(coll.) ifHSK 4
• 对于duì yúregarding; as far as (sth) is concerned; with regard toHSK 4
• 是否shì fǒuwhether (or not)HSK 4
• 由于yóu yúdue to; as a result of; thanks to; owing toHSK 4
• 可是kě shìbutHSK 3

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