于是 yúshì as a result
as a result; thus; therefore
How to remember 于是: 于 at + 是 is = as a result.
Characters
How it is used
- 'Thereupon / and so' - links an action that follows naturally from what came before - 天黑了，于是我们回家了 (tiān hēi le, yúshì wǒmen huíjiā le) it got dark, so we went home.
- Narrative connector: it moves the story to the next step prompted by the situation, less about strict cause than 因此 (yīncǐ, therefore).
- Common in storytelling; joins events in sequence with a light causal nudge.
Example sentences
- 他完成了工作，于是回家了。 Tā wánchéngle gōngzuò, yúshì huíjiā le.He finished the work and then went home.