Expressing "and then" with "yushi"

于是 expresses a continuation between two events. The second event is the natural result of the first event. 于是 can be used to connect a clause, sentence, or paragraph. In English, 于是 is more neutral than "consequently", therefore even though we do not use it in everyday speech, its meaning is most similar to "thus".

Used as "thus"

Structure

⋯⋯ ，于是 ⋯⋯

Examples

• 我考试没拿到满分，于是 被父母骂了一顿 。 Wǒ kǎoshì méi ná dào mǎnfēn, yúshì bèi fùmǔ màle yī dùn.I didn't get a full score on my test, so my parents yelled at me.
• 弟弟迟到了，于是 只能站在后面看演唱会。Dìdì chídàole, yúshì zhǐ néng zhàn zài hòumiàn kàn yǎnchàng huì.My brother was late so he could only stand at the back of the concert.
• 他那时候生病了，于是 我们只好改变原本的旅行计划。Tā nà shíhòu shēngbìngle, yúshì wǒmen zhǐhǎo gǎibiàn yuánběn de lǚxíng jìhuà.He was sick at the time, so we could only change our original vacation plans
• 今天下雨了，于是 我们取消了野餐，把聚会换到餐厅了。Jīntiān xià yǔle, yúshì wǒmen qǔxiāole yěcān, bǎ jùhuì huàn dào cāntīngle.It rained today, so we cancelled the picnic and changed the gathering to a restaurant.

See also

Sources and further reading

Books

• 现代汉语虚词手册 (pp. 326) 卓越汉语－公司实战篇 →buy
• 现代汉语八百词（增订本） (pp. 636) [ →buy]
• 对外汉语教学语法释疑201例 (pp. 362) [ →buy]