出生于 (chū shēng yú) — to be born in (a place or time)

Definition

出生 (chūshēng) means 'to be born'; adding 于 locates the place or time, so 出生于 = 'be born in/at'. Use it when specifying where or when.

verb

to be born in (a place or time)

出生于。
Tā chū shēng yú běi jīng de yí gè pǔ tōng jiā tíng.
He was born in an ordinary family in Beijing.
出生于1866。
Sūn zhōng shān xiān sheng chū shēng yú 1866 nián.
Dr. Sun Yat-sen was born in 1866.
出生于，。
Zhè wèi zuò jiā chū shēng yú yí gè xiǎo chéng, hòu lái yí jū dào dà chéng shì.
This writer was born in a small town and later moved to a big city.