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.

Used as "thus"

Structure

于是 is a conjunction that comes between two clauses. Its closest English equivalent would be "thus."

⋯⋯ ，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, 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.
• 他今天忘记带手机了。于是，他·没有收到我们的短信。Tā jīntiān wàngjì dài shǒujīle. Yúshì, tā·méiyǒu shōu dào wǒmen de duǎnxìn.He forgot his cell phone today. So he didn't get our text messages .

因此 vs. 于是

While they may seem very similar, 因此 is not quite the same as 于是. When using 因此, it acts as a conjunction that expresses the cause and effect. Because of the reasons in clause one, clause two reaches this result or conclusion.

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]

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