归于 guīyú to belong to
to belong to; affiliated to; to result in something; to incline towards
How to remember 归于: 归 to return + 于 at = to belong to.
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How it is used
- To be attributed to, or to end up in a certain state - 功劳归于团队 (gōngláo guīyú tuánduì) the credit goes to the team; 一切归于平静 (yíqiè guīyú píngjìng) everything settled back into calm.
- Formal/written; two uses: crediting/blaming (归于 + party) and resolving into a state (归于 + 平静/失败/成功).
- Pairs often with abstract results like 失败 (shībài), 成功 (chénggōng), 尽 (jìn).