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于 (yú) — (preposition) at, in, on (used in formal/literary contexts for time or place); (preposition) with regard to, toward, for (indicating a relationship or target); (preposition) than (used after adjectives in comparisons)

Definition

于 is a formal/literary preposition covering 'at/in' (place or time), 'for/toward' (relationship), and 'than' (comparisons). For everyday speech prefer 在 for location/time, 关于 or 对于 for 'about/regarding'.

preposition
atinon (used in formal/literary contexts for time or place)with regard totowardfor (indicating a relationship or target)than (used after adjectives in comparisons)
Easily confused

Examples

  • 于。
    Huì yì jiāng yú xià zhōu jǔ xíng.
    The meeting will be held next week.
  • 。
    Tā de néng lì gāo yú cháng rén.
    His ability is higher than ordinary people.
  • 于。
    Zhè yú wǒ men yǒu hěn dà hǎo chù.
    This has great benefits for us.
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