于是乎 (yú shì hū) — (formal/literary connective) then; thereupon; thus; so then

Definition

于是乎 is a literary/classical-flavored variant of 于是, used to mean 'and then / thereupon' — more bookish than everyday 于是, and far more formal than modern connectives like 然后 or 就.

verb
(formal/literary connective) thenthereuponthusso then

Examples

  • ，于是乎。
    Tā tīng wán wǒ de huà, yú shì hū xiàn rù le chén sī.
    After he heard what I said, he fell into deep thought.
  • ，于是乎。
    Shuāng fāng jīng guò jī liè tǎo lùn, yú shì hū dá chéng le yí zhì.
    After intense discussion, the two sides thus reached an agreement.
  • ，于是乎。
    Tā cí qù le gōng zuò, yú shì hū kāi shǐ sì chù lǚ xíng.
    He quit his job and thereupon began traveling around.

Origin

Derived word
构词法gòucífǎ
后缀hòuzhuìSuffix

A fixed syllable at the end that turns the word into a noun, a person, a place or the like.

于是then
于yúat是shìthis
动宾Verb + object
乎hū

于是 already means 'then', and 乎 only adds a formal literary tone.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

  • 一一yīflat stream of air
  • 丂丂kǎoto exhale

The old shape of 于 may have pictured an ancient wind instrument. Another explanation reads 一 as a flat stream of air and 丂 as an exhaling mark.

Open 于 →

No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

Open 是 →

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

  • 丂丂kǎobranch

The old 乎 paired an element for wind or air with 丂, a branch used as a sound part, and was the original form of the word for 'to call; to cry'.

Open 乎 →

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