Expressing "and then" with "yushi"

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表示承接关系,后一件事是由前意见事引起的, 是钱一件事的自然结果。可连接分句、句子或段落, 可用于主语后,后面可以停顿。 connect clauses, sentences/ paragraphs 326 A guide to function words in mod chinese

Used as "thus"

Structure

⋯⋯ ,于是 ⋯⋯

Examples

  • 我考试没拿到满分,于是 被父母骂了一顿 。 Zhè jiàn yīfu wǒ hěn xǐhuan, bùguò yǒudiǎn guì.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。Zhè jiā cāntīng wǒ méi qù guo, bùguò wǒ tīngshuō hái bùcuò.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。Zhè jiā cāntīng wǒ méi qù guo, bùguò wǒ tīngshuō hái bùcuò.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。Zhè jiā cāntīng wǒ méi qù guo, bùguò wǒ tīngshuō hái bùcuò.It rained today, so we cancelled the picnic and changed the gathering to a restaurant.