Chinese word

于

Pronunciation

Pinyinyú

Meaning

  • prepositionin

Example

会议将于明天上午举行。huì yì jiāng yú míng tiān shàng wǔ jǔ xíng

The meeting will be held tomorrow morning.

Illustration for 于 (in)

More examples

这所学校位于市中心。zhè suǒ xué xiào wèi yú shì zhōng xīn

This school is located in the city center.

Core concept

A formal link that places an event or action against a time, place, source, or comparison point.

Common phrases

  • 位于wèi yú

    be located in

  • 分布于fēn bù yú

    be distributed in

  • 存在于cún zài yú

    exist in

Similar words

在zài: Marks the place or setting where an action or state occurs.
向xiàng: Marks the direction or person toward which an action is directed.
从cóng: Marks the place or point from which an action or process begins.
到dào: Marks the destination or endpoint that an action or process reaches.

Definition in Chinese

表示时间、地点、起点或比较等关系，常见于书面语，位于名词或名词短语之前用于连接句子成分。biǎo shì shí jiān dì diǎn qí diǎn huò bǐ jiào děng guān xì cháng jiàn yú shū miàn yǔ wèi yú míng cí huò míng cí duán yǔ zhī qián yòng yú lián jiē jù zi chéng fèn

Word origin

The preposition 于 (yú, "in relation to") is an old Chinese function word that developed into a written marker for relations such as time, place, source, and comparison.

Usage tips

  • Schedules, notices, and announcements often use 于 (yú, "in") where conversation uses a more specific everyday expression, so its presence is a clue to register rather than a sign of a special meaning.

Other meanings

  • atpreposition
  • frompreposition

Related words

Word lists with this word