于是 (yú shì) — thereupon; consequently; as a result; thus; hence
Definition
于是 links two clauses in a short narrative: the second event follows naturally from the first. More colloquial than 因此/因而 (which sound written), and it carries a sense of immediate sequence that 所以 can lack.
conjunction
thereuponconsequentlyas a resultthushence
Examples
- ，于是。Tā shēng bìng le, yú shì qǐng jià le.He got sick, so he took leave.
- ，于是。Dà jiā dōu tóng yì le, yú shì wǒ men kāi shǐ ba.Everyone agreed, so let's start.
- ，于是。Tā xiǎng xué zhōng wén, yú shì qù le zhōng guó.He wanted to learn Chinese, so he went to China.
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