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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

于 [yú]
  1. 1. preposition [在] in
    这位老人生于1899年。
    This old man was born in 1899.
    暑期班已于昨日开课。
    The summer-holiday class began lessons yesterday.
  2. 2. preposition [向] from
    问道于盲
    ask the way from a blind person
    求助于朋友
    ask for help from friends
  3. 3. preposition [对] to
    印刷术的发明于人类非常有益。
    The invention of printing was of great benefit to humanity.
  4. 4. preposition [从] from
    很多成语来源于历史故事。
    Many Chinese idioms originate from historical stories.
  5. 5. preposition [比] than
    大于
    bigger than
  6. 6. preposition [在…方面]
    乐于助人
    delight in helping people
    我从早到晚都忙于家务。
    I'm busy with household chores from morning till night.

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

于 [yú]
  1. 1. preposition (indicating time or place) in; on; at
    来信于十五日收到。
    Your letter was received on the 15th.
    此项工程将于三年内完成。
    This engineering project is to be completed within three years.
  2. 2. preposition indicating direction
    求助于人
    ask people for help
    热衷于集邮
    be keen on stamp collecting
  3. 3. preposition indicating giving or yielding to somebody
    腐朽的势力让位于新生的势力。
    Decaying forces give way to new rising forces.
  4. 4. preposition with regard to; concerning; to
    有利于提高产量
    be conducive to higher yields
    这样于你自己不利。
    It won't do you any good.
    操之过急，于事无补。
    It would be of no avail to act with undue haste.
  5. 5. preposition (indicating beginning or origin) from
    黄河发源于青海。
    The Yellow River rises in Qinghai Province.
    认识来源于实践。
    Knowledge comes from practice.
  6. 6. preposition indicating comparison
    不少于五千人
    no less than 5000 people
    友谊贵于黄金。
    Friendship is more precious than gold.
    金星略小于地球。
    Venus is a little smaller than the Earth.
  7. 7. preposition (indicating the doer of an action) by
    主队败于客队。
    The home team was defeated by the visiting team.
    见笑于人
    be laughed at (by others)

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

于 [yú]
  1. 1. 介 引进处所、范围或时间，相当于"在"
    自立于世界民族之林。
    受命于危难之中。
    鲁迅于1936年逝世。
  2. 2. 介 引进对象，相当于"向""对""给"
    求助于大家。
    吸烟于健康有害。
    嫁祸于人。
  3. 3. 介 引进来源、起点，相当于"从""自"
    毕业于著名大学。
    青出于蓝。
    黄河发源于青海。
  4. 4. 介 引进行为的主动者
    学生队败于教工队。
    限于条件。
  5. 5. 介 引进方向、目标
    气候趋于寒冷。
    工程接近于完成。
    献身于科学。
  6. 6. 介 引进方面、原因、目的
    勇于自我批评。
    便于统计。
    乐于助人。
  7. 7. 介 引进比较的对象
    轻于鸿毛。
    高于一切。
  8. 8. E参见"於(ｙū)"的提示。
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Examples

与其补救于已然，不如防患于未然。
To forestall is better than to amend. or Prevention is better than cure.
《礼记·檀弓》：“于畴昔之夜，梦坐奠于两楹之间”。
Liji·Tangong writes "The other night, I dreamed that I was sitting between the two principle columns of a hall".
梨园戏是非常古老的一个剧种，它孕育于福建泉州，流布于泉州、漳州和厦门三角地带。
Liyuan Opera is a very old type of drama. It was nurtured in Quanzhou, Fujian Province and spreaded in the triangular areas of Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, and Xiamen.
适合于她的情况不一定都会适合于你，你看问题不要太模式化了。
What suits her may not suit you. You should not standardize things.
这种习俗起源于唐代，一说起源于宋代。
如果不分青红皂白，一概拒绝向外国学习，就只能使中国永远处于落后地位。
If we indiscriminately refused to learn anything from foreign countries, China would remain backward forever.
不甘心于自己的失败
will not take one's defeat lying down
展出的新产品不下于二百种。
There are as many as 200 new products on show.
这个街道小厂的产品，质量不下于一些国营大厂。
The products of this small neighbourhood factory are as good as those turned out by some large state-run plants.
沉湎于酒
be given to heavy drinking
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Character Decomposition

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[èr]		 + 亅
[jué,gōu]

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Prepositions as introducers of objects

Prepositions as introducers of objects

A preposition is used before an object, noun, pronoun or a phrase, to form a phrase that describes a place, position, direction, method, time, object, aim, or the passive voice. Prepositional phrases can be used as adverbial adjuncts, objects, attributives or compliments. “对” duì, “对于” duìyú, “关于” guānyú, “至于” zhìyú, “和” hé, “跟” gēn, “同” tóng, “与” yǔ, “为” wèi, “给” gěi, “替” tì, “于” yú, “把” bǎ, “将” jiāng, “叫” jiào, “让” ràng, “被” bèi, “比” bǐ, “朝” cháo, “向” xiàng can be used as prepositions to introduce the recipients - objects - of an action. “被” may be used to introduce the doers of an action.
(1) 他对我很好。
(2) 对于你来说，这只是一场游戏。
(3) 至于故事的结局，我早就忘记了。
(4) 我和（跟，同，与）他同桌三年了。
(5) 我为你准备了一份礼物。
(6) 我给你准备了一份礼物。
(7) 我替他向你问好。
(8) 技术应该服务于生产。
(9) 我把自行车修好了。
(10) 我将自行车修好了。
(11) 叫（让）过来一下。
(12) 你的自行车被我修好了。
(13) 你比他高。
(14) 他朝（向）终点冲了过去。

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