于是
HSK 4 (exam 2025)HSK 4 (2021)Old HSK 4
于是 (yúshì) · so
于是 (yúshì) means “so; therefore; thereupon”. It is written with 2 characters: 于 (at) + 是 (to be). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 于是 is built
The characters
于 yú · at
What 于 is made of
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 亅 — hook
是 shì · to be
What 是 is made of
- 日rì — sun; day
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 冂 — frame
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 口kǒu — mouth
- 疋pǐ — foot shape
Origin hint: To speak 日 directly 疋 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
下雨了，于是我们回家了。Xiàyǔ le, yúshì wǒmen huíjiā le.It started to rain, so we went home.
他饿了，于是去买了个饼。Tā è le, yúshì qù mǎi le gè bǐng.He was hungry, so he went and bought a pancake.
Questions about 于是
What does 于是 mean?
于是 (yúshì) means “so; therefore; thereupon”.
How do you pronounce 于是?
于是 is pronounced yúshì.
Which HSK level is 于是?
于是 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 4.
Related words
- 等于děngyúto equal
- 属于shǔyúto belong to
- 由于yóuyúbecause of
- 终于zhōngyúfinally
- 处于chǔyúto be in (a state or position)
- 对于duìyúregarding
- 关于guānyúabout
- 善于shànyúto be good at
- 位于wèiyúto be located at
- 在于zàiyúto lie in
Learn 于是 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 1: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.