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 yú in / at / to / from / by / than / out of
Results beginning with 于
 yú shì thereupon / as a result / consequently / thus / hence
 Yú Dān Yu Dan (1965-), female scholar, writer, educator and TV presenter
 Yú dū Yudu county in Ganzhou 贛州|赣州[Gan4 zhou1], Jiangxi
 yú guī (literary) (of a girl) to marry
 Yú hóng Yuhong district of Shenyang city 瀋陽市|沈阳市, Liaoning
 Yú tián Yutian County in Hotan Prefecture 和田地區|和田地区[He2 tian2 Di4 qu1], Xinjiang
 yú yān (classical) see 於是|于是[yu2 shi4]
 yú shì hū therefore
 Yú dū xiàn Yudu county in Ganzhou 贛州|赣州[Gan4 zhou1], Jiangxi
 Yú hóng Qū Yuhong District of Shenyang city 瀋陽市|沈阳市[Shen3 yang2 shi4], Liaoning
 Yú tián xiàn Yutian County in Hotan Prefecture 和田地區|和田地区[He2 tian2 Di4 qu1], Xinjiang
 yú shì wú bǔ unhelpful / useless
 yú gé yī shì Hugh
 yú guī zhī xǐ the joy of matrimony (polite phrase referring to a young woman)
 yú xīn bù rěn can't bear to
 yú huán jìng wú hài innocuous to the environment
 yú wù ǎi zhī zhōng to be beclouded
Approximate Results for 于
 guān yú pertaining to / concerning / with regard to / about / a matter of
 duì yú regarding / as far as sth is concerned / with regards to
 zhōng yú at last / in the end / finally / eventually
 shǔ yú to be classified as / to belong to / to be part of
 yòng yú use in / use on / use for
 chǔ yú to be in (some state, position, or condition)
 zài yú to be in / to lie in / to consist in / to depend on / to rest with
 dī yú to be lower than
 guò yú too much / excessively
 dà yú greater than / bigger than / more than, >
 děng yú to equal / to be tantamount to
 shàn yú to be good at / to be adept at
便 biàn yú easy to / convenient for
 yóu yú due to / as a result of / thanks to / owing to / since / because
 xiǎo yú less than, <
 jiàn yú in view of / seeing that / considering / whereas
 yuán yú has its origins in
 duō yú more than / greater than
 gǎn yú to have the courage to do sth / to dare to / bold in
 yì yú very likely / prone to
 zhì yú to place in / to put in (a position)
 jí yú eager to / in a hurry to
 zhì yú as for / as to / to go so far as to
 yǒng yú to dare to / to be brave enough to
 qū yú to tend towards
 lè yú willing (to do sth) / to take pleasure in
 máng yú busy with
 guī yú to belong to / affiliated to / to result in sth / to incline towards
 yōu yú to surpass
 wèi yú to be located at / to be situated at / to lie
 dìng yú set at / scheduled at
 fù yú to be full of / to be rich in
 zhōng yú to be loyal to
 lì yú to be beneficial / to be good for
 jiè yú between / intermediate / to lie between
 pò yú constrained / restricted / forced to / under pressure to do sth
 xiàn yú caught in (a bad situation) / to fall into (trap etc)
 miǎn yú to be saved from / to be spared (something)
 yuán yú to originate from / to come from the fact that / owing to / because of
 liú yú to change (for the worse)
 jī yú because of / on the basis of / in view of / on account of
 jīng yú skillful in / proficient in / adept at
 cháng yú to be adept in / to excel at
 gān yú to be willing to / to be ready to / to be content with / accepting (of restriction, sacrifice, risk etc)
 shū yú to fail to pay sufficient attention to / to be negligent in regard to / to be lacking in
 chán yú chanyu (Han Dynasty name for chiefs of Xiongnu Huns 匈奴[Xiong1 nu2])
 chū yú due to / to stem from
 gāo yú greater than / to exceed
 ān yú to be content with / to be accustomed to
 Chún yú two-character surname Chunyu
 cì yú second after / second only to
 yí yú to be suitable for
 bīn yú near to / approaching (collapse)
 guī yú to belong to / affiliated to / to result in sth / to incline towards / also written 歸於|归于
 hé yú to tally / to accord with / to fit
 kǔ yú to suffer from (a disadvantage)
 xiàn yú to be limited to / to be confined to
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 xiāng dāng yú equivalent to
 lái yuán yú to originate in
 yǒu zhù yú to contribute to / to promote
 qǔ jué yú to hinge on / to be decided by / to depend on
 bù zhì yú unlikely to go so far as to / not as bad as
 yǐ zhì yú down to / up to / to the extent that...
 bù děng yú not equal to ≠
 mò guò yú nothing can surpass
 jǐn cì yú second only to... / (in second place) preceded only by...
 qīng xiàng yú to incline to / to prefer / to be prone to
 jú xiàn yú to be limited to
 bù yà yú no less than / not inferior to
 shèn zhì yú so much (that) / even (to the extent that)
 zhǐ xiàn yú to be limited to
 yǐ lì yú for the sake of / in order to
 yǒu lài yú see 有賴|有赖[you3 lai4]
 yǒu lì yú to be advantageous to / to be beneficial for
 yuē děng yú approximately equal to
 dé yì yú to benefit from / thanks to
使  site (v.)
 bù gān yú unwilling to accept / not content with (a subservient role, a mediocre result etc)
 bù xià yú as many as / no less than / not inferior to / as good as / on a par with
 bù zǎo yú no earlier than
 jiā yú impose / add to
 jū zhù yú to inhabit
 shòu pìn yú to be employed at
 tú yóu yú anoint
 xíng yú sè to show one's feelings / to show it in one's face
 yǐ zhì yú so that / to the point that
 yǒu bèi yú to go against
 Yuán Yú lìng Yuan Yuling (-1674) Qing writer, author of 西樓記|西楼记[Xi1 lou2 Ji4]
 zhí gēn yú to be rooted to / to take root in
 zuì xīn yú to be infatuated with
 zuì zǎo yú no earlier than
 wú dòng yú zhōng aloof / indifferent / unconcerned
 wú jì yú shì to no avail / of no use
 tóng guī yú jìn to die in such a way that sb (or sth) else also perishes / to take sb down with oneself / to end in mutual destruction
怀 gěng gěng yú huái to take troubles to heart (idiom) / brooding
 bù jué yú ěr (of sound) to never stop / to fall incessantly on the ear / to linger on
 yì yú yán biǎo to exhibit one's feelings in one's speech
 wén míng yú shì world-famous
 gōng guò yú qiú supply exceeds demand
 pí yú bēn mìng (idiom) terribly busy / up to one's ears in work
 sǐ yú fēi mìng violent death (idiom) / to die in a disaster / an unnatural death
 jí yú qiú chéng anxious for quick results (idiom) / to demand instant success / impatient for result / impetuous
 qīng chū yú lán lit. green is born of blue, but beats blue (idiom) / fig. the student becomes superior to the master / same as couplet 青出於藍,而勝於藍|青出于蓝,而胜于蓝
 ān yú xiàn zhuàng to take things as they are (idiom) / to leave a situation as it is / to be happy with the status quo
 yǒu jiàn yú cǐ in view of this / to this end
 xǐ xíng yú sè face light up with delight (idiom) / to beam with joy
 gōng zhī yú zhòng to make known to the masses (idiom) / to publicize widely / to let the world know
 gōng zhū yú shì to announce to the world (idiom) / to make public / to let everyone know
 rén fú yú shì more hands than needed (idiom) / too many cooks spoil the broth
 yán guī yú hǎo to become reconciled / to bury the hatchet
 nù xíng yú sè to betray anger (idiom) / fury written across one's face
 lǎo yú shì gù experienced in the ways of the world (idiom) / worldly-wise / sophisticated
 jià huò yú rén to pass the misfortune on to sb else (idiom) / to blame others / to pass the buck
 dìng yú yī zūn (idiom) to rely on a single authority to determine what is correct / to regard a source (or entity or individual) as the ultimate authority
 jí yú xīng huǒ see 急如星火[ji2 ru2 xing1 huo3]
 liǎo rán yú xiōng to be well aware of sth / to understand clearly
 liáo shèng yú wú better than nothing (idiom)
 nǐ yú bù lún to draw an impossible comparison
 qiān nù yú rén to vent one's anger on an innocent party (idiom)
鸿 qīng yú hóng máo light as a goose feather (idiom) / trifling / unimportant
 qiú dào yú máng see 問道於盲|问道于盲[wen4 dao4 yu2 mang2]
 rǎn zhǐ yú dǐng lit. dip one's finger in the tripod (idiom) / fig. to get one's finger in the pie / to get a share of the action
 wú dòng yú zhōng variant of 無動於衷|无动于衷[wu2 dong4 yu2 zhong1]
 yè jīng yú qín mastery of study lies in diligence (idiom). You can only master a subject by assiduous study. / Excellence in work is only possible with diligence. / Practice makes perfect.
 yì yú fǎn zhǎng see 易如反掌[yi4 ru2 fan3 zhang3]
 yī yú hú dǐ where will it stop?
 zhòng yú Tài Shān heavier than Mt Tai (idiom) / fig. extremely serious matter
  immunity from prosecution
  freedom from fear
  freedom from want
 biǎn duō yú bāo to get more criticism than praise
 bù jué yú tú to come and go in an incessant stream
 fù yú xiǎng xiàng imaginative
 gōng dà yú qiú supply exceeds demand
 gōng yú xīn jì scheming / calculating
 gōng zhī yú shì to announce to the world (idiom) / to make public / to let everyone know
 gū dú yú shì alone in the world (idiom)
 Hǎi yú gé sōng Haugesund (city in Rogaland, Norway)
 hé jì yú shì of what use is it / (idiom)
 hé yú shí yí in keeping with the current thinking / appropriate for the times (or for the occasion)
耀 jiā róng yào yú glorify
 jiè yú liǎng nán to be on the horns of a dilemma (idiom)
 jīng yú cǐ dào to be proficient in the area of / skilled in this field
 jī yú hū wēi to accumulate tiny quantities (idiom)
 kùn nán zài yú the problem is...
 kùn nan zài yú the problem is...
 lè yú zhù rén willing to help others
 liú yú xíng shì to become a mere formality
 luò yú xià fēng to be at a disadvantage
 nán yú dēng tiān harder than climbing to heaven (idiom)
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