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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.

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