B2 · Grammar reference · ASG4FB55
Expressing "and then" with "yushi"
于是 is a conjunction used to express a continuation between two events. The second event is the direct result of the first event. You'll often hear 于是 used in storytelling.
- Keywords
- 于是 · 于 · 是 · and then · then · so
- Used for
- Expressing result · Indicating cause and effect · Sequencing events in time
- Classification
- Conjunctions · HSK4
Examples (11)
我看大家都买了，于是我也买了。
昨天突然下雨了，于是我们取消了野餐的计划。
网站上的票已经卖光了，于是我们买了黄牛票。
他的英语太差了，于是，他妈妈给他请了一个英语家教。
她发现男朋友已经结婚了。于是，她马上跟他分手了。
电影太暴力了，我们实在看不下去了，于是就走了。
他实在太懒了，于是老板就把他辞了。
我很喜欢这个手机，于是就买下来了。
那个学生学习不认真，于是就被他的妈妈骂了。
刚刚跟朋友聊到了旅行，于是两个人就打开了话匣子，聊了起来。
他经常随便开玩笑，因此，大家都不喜欢跟他说话。
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Summary, structure, classification, and adapted sentence examples draw from the AllSet Learning Chinese Grammar Wiki under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0; changes were made. This noncommercial reference is based on an October 2023 snapshot.
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