Word: 于 (yú)

一个好邻居胜于一个遥远的朋友。

Yí gè hǎo línjū shèng yú yí gè yáoyuǎn de péngyou.

A good neighbour is better than a faraway friend.

不要屈服于这些要求。

Búyào qūfú yú zhèxiē yāoqiú.

Do not give in to those demands.

专注于进展上。

Zhuānzhù yú jìnzhǎn shàng.

Focus on progress.

亚洲的大小约四倍于欧洲。

Yàzhōu de dàxiǎo yuē sì bèi yú Ōuzhōu.

Asia is roughly four times the size of Europe.

今年的时尚潮流完全不同于去年。

Jīnnián de shíshàng cháoliú wánquán bùtóng yú qùnián.

This year's fashions are completely different from last year's.

他不再工作于此。

Tā búzài gōngzuò yú cǐ.

He no longer works here.

他不擅长于记名字。

Tā bú shàncháng yú jì míngzi.

He's not very good at remembering names.

他专心于学习。

Tā zhuānxīn yú xuéxí.

He concentrated on his studies.

他专注于他的研究。

Tā zhuānzhù yú tā de yánjiū.

He is absorbed in his research.

他以优异的成绩毕业于剑桥大学。

Tā yǐ yōuyì de chéngjì bìyè yú Jiànqiáo Dàxué.

He graduated from Cambridge with honors.

他们屈服于我的看法了。

Tāmen qūfú yú wǒ de kànfǎle.

They gave in to my opinion.

他儿子小时候就死于癌症了。

Tā érzi xiǎoshíhou jiù sǐ yú áizhèng le.

His son died from cancer at a young age.

他出身于一个医生家庭。

Tā chūshēn yú yí gè yīshēng jiātíng.

He was born into a family of doctors.

他出身于一个显赫的家族。

Tā chūshēn yú yí gè xiǎnhè de jiāzú.

He comes from an illustrious family.

他太太来自于加利福尼亚州。

Tā tàitai láizì yú Jiālìfúníyà Zhōu.

His wife comes from California.

他就读于京都大学。

Tā jiùdú yú Jīngdū dàxué.

He is studying at Kyoto University.

他把钱投资于股票。

Tā bǎ qián tóuzī yú gǔpiào.

He invested his money in stocks.

他最近沉迷于手机游戏。

Tā zuìjìn chénmí yú shǒujī yóuxì.

He has been addicted to mobile games lately.

他死于一场车祸。

Tā sǐ yú yìcháng chēhuò.

He lost his life in a traffic accident.

他死于战争。

Tā sǐ yú zhànzhēng.

He was killed in the war.

他每天穿梭于两个城市。

Tā měitiān chuānsuō yú liǎng gè chéngshì.

He shuttles between two cities every day.

他毕业于东京大学。

Tā bìyè yú Dōngjīng Dàxué.

He graduated from Tokyo University.

他毕业于新闻学专业。

Tā bìyè yú xīnwénxué zhuānyè.

He graduated with a major in journalism.

他热衷于收集旧邮票。

Tā rèzhōng yú shōují jiù yóupiào.

He is fond of collecting old stamps.

他独立于他的父母。

Tā dúlì yú tā de fùmǔ.

He is independent of his parents.

他痴迷于音乐。

Tā chīmí yú yīnyuè.

He is mad about music.

会议于下午4点结束。

Huìyì yú xiàwǔ sì diǎn jiéshù.

The meeting ended at 4:00 p.m.

会议将于明天举行。

Huìyì jiāng yú míngtiān jǔxíng.

The meeting will be held tomorrow.

会议将在后天于东京举行。

Huìyì jiāng zài hòutiān yú Dōngjīng jǔxíng.

The conference is to be held in Tokyo the day after tomorrow.

佛教起源于印度。

Fójiào qǐyuán yú Yìndù.

Buddhism had its beginnings in India.

你别总沉迷于过去，要往前看。

Nǐ bié zǒng chénmí yú guòqù, yào wǎngqián kàn.

Don't keep losing yourself in the past; look ahead.

你可以寄希望于此。

Nǐ kěyǐ jì xīwàng yú cǐ.

You can bank on that.

你的问题类似于我的。

Nǐ de wèntí lèisì yú wǒ de.

Your problem is similar to mine.

你相信宇宙开始于一次大爆炸吗？

Nǐ xiāngxìn yǔzhòu kāishǐ yú yícì Dàbàozhà ma?

Do you believe the universe began with a Big Bang?

健康胜于财富。

Jiànkāng shèng yú cáifù.

Health is above wealth.

只有一人幸免于难。

Zhǐyǒu yì rén xìngmiǎn yú nán.

Only one person survived the accident.

吃鱼有益于你的健康。

Chī yú yǒuyì yú nǐ de jiànkāng.

Eating fish is good for your health.

听说这种面条最早发源于北方。

Tīngshuō zhèzhǒng miàntiáo zuì zǎo fāyuán yú běifāng.

I hear this kind of noodle originated in the north.

在非洲有许多孩子死于饥饿。

Zài Fēizhōu yǒu xǔduō háizi sǐ yú jī'è.

Many children die of starvation in Africa.

太阳能有益于环保。

Tàiyángnéng yǒuyì yú huánbǎo.

Solar power is environmentally friendly.

她于周一生下了她的第一个孩子。

Tā yú zhōu yìshēng xià le tā de dì yī gè háizi.

She gave birth on Monday to her first child.

她屈服于诱惑了。

Tā qūfú yú yòuhuòle.

She gave in to the temptation.

她死于一场汽车车祸。

Tā sǐ yú yìcháng qìchē chēhuò.

She was killed in an automobile accident.

她的孩子不少于10个。

Tā de háizi bùshǎo yú shí gè.

She has no less than ten children.

它没有实体，只存在于网络。

Tā méiyǒu shítǐ, zhǐ cúnzài yú wǎngluò.

It has no physical form and exists only online.

工资涨得太慢，滞后于物价。

Gōngzī zhǎng de tài màn, zhìhòu yú wùjià.

Wages are rising too slowly and lagging behind prices.

恶言不出口，忿言不返于身

èyán bù chūkǒu, fènyán bù fǎn yú shēn

if evil words don't leave your mouth, angry words won't come back on you

成千上万的人死于瘟疫。

Chéngqiān-shàngwàn de rén sǐ yú wēnyì.

Thousands upon thousands have died from the epidemic.

我们应该读报纸，不落后于时代。

Wǒmen yīnggāi dú bàozhǐ, bú luòhòu yú shídài.

We should read the newspaper so as not to lag behind the times.

我会更倾向于第二句话。

Wǒ huì gèng qīngxiàng yú dì'èr jù huà.

I would prefer the second sentence.

我听到我叔叔死于癌症的消息。

Wǒ tīngdào wǒ shūshu sǐ yú áizhèng de xiāoxi.

I hear my uncle died of cancer.

我喜欢夏天胜于冬天。

Wǒ xǐhuan xiàtiān shèng yú dōngtiān.

I like summer better than winter.

我喜欢旧车胜于新车。

Wǒ xǐhuan jiù chē shèng yú xīn chē.

I like the old car more than the new.

我弟弟去年死于癌症。

Wǒ dìdi qùnián sǐ yú áizhèng.

My brother died of cancer last year.

我更偏向于这个版本。

Wǒ gèng piānxiàng yú zhège bǎnběn.

I prefer this version.

我最近着迷于法语。

Wǒ zuìjìn zháomí yú Fǎyǔ.

I have been obsessed with French recently.

我毕业于京都大学。

Wǒ bìyè yú Jīngdū dàxué.

I graduated from Kyoto University.

我爸爸现在非常专注于股市。

Wǒ bàba xiànzài fēicháng zhuānzhù yú gǔshì.

My father is very much involved in the stock market now.

战争于1941年爆发。

Zhànzhēng yú yī jiǔ sì yī nián bàofā.

War broke out in 1941.

数千人死于饥饿。

Shù qiān rén sǐ yú jī'è.

Thousands of people died of hunger.

林肯于1865年去世。

Línkěn yú yī bā liù wǔ nián qùshì.

Lincoln died in 1865.

核酸存在于所有细胞中。

Hésuān cúnzài yú suǒyǒu xìbāo zhōng.

Nucleic acid is found in all cells.

此法适用于所有情况。

Cǐ fǎ shìyòng yú suǒyǒu qíngkuàng.

This law is applicable to all cases.

现在很多年轻人热衷于健身。

Xiànzài hěn duō niánqīngrén rèzhōng yú jiànshēn.

Many young people today are keen on working out.

相对于橙子，我更喜欢苹果。

Xiāngduì yú chéngzi, wǒ gèng xǐhuan píngguǒ.

I prefer apples to oranges.

老房子建于清朝中叶。

Lǎo fángzi jiàn yú qīngcháo zhōngyè.

The old house was built in the mid-Qing dynasty.

许多工人死于饥饿。

Xǔduō gōngrén sǐ yú jī'è.

Many of the workers died of hunger.

资本家倾向于压榨工人。

Zīběnjiā qīngxiàng yú yāzhà gōngrén.

The capitalists tend to exploit the working people.

这个城市毁于火灾。

Zhège chéngshì huǐ yú huǒzāi.

The city was destroyed by fire.

这个男人死于车祸。

Zhège nánrén sǐ yú chēhuò.

The man died in a car accident.

这件事他铭记于心。

Zhè jiàn shì tā míngjì yú xīn.

The incident was etched in his memory.

这位老人死于饥饿。

Zhèwèi lǎorén sǐ yú jī'è.

The old man died from hunger.

这儿有不少于500名的学生。

Zhèr yǒu bùshǎo yú wǔbǎi míng de xuésheng.

There are no less than five hundred students here.

这场战争结束于1945年。

Zhè chǎng zhànzhēng jiéshù yú yī jiǔ sì wǔ nián.

The war ended in 1945.

这块地的所有权归属于我叔叔。

Zhèkuài de de suǒyǒuquán guīshǔ yú wǒ shūshu.

Ownership of this plot of land belongs to my uncle.

这座古塔建于公元五世纪。

Zhè zuò Gǔtǎ jiàn yú gōngyuán wǔ shìjì.

This ancient pagoda was built in the fifth century CE.

这座古桥建于公元六百年左右。

Zhè zuò gǔ qiáo jiàn yú gōngyuán liù bǎinián zuǒyòu.

This ancient bridge was built around 600 CE.

这座桥建于十八世纪中叶。

Zhè zuò qiáo jiàn yú shíbā shìjì zhōngyè.

This bridge was built in the mid-eighteenth century.

这所中学附属于一所师范大学。

Zhè suǒ zhōngxué fùshǔ yú yì suǒ shīfàndàxué.

This middle school is affiliated with a teachers' university.

这所学校建于1650年。

Zhè suǒ xuéxiào jiàn yú yī liù wǔ líng nián.

The school was established in 1650.

这所小学附属于那所大学。

Zhè suǒ xiǎoxué fùshǔ yú nà suǒ dàxué.

This primary school is affiliated with that university.

这本书出版于1689年。

Zhè běn shū chūbǎn yú yī liù bā jiǔ nián.

The book was published in 1689.

这条河发源于西边的高山。

Zhè tiáo hé fāyuán yú xībiān de gāoshān.

This river rises in the mountains to the west.

这种面条起源于北方。

Zhèzhǒng miàntiáo qǐyuán yú běifāng.

This kind of noodle originated in the north.

预防胜于治疗。

Yùfáng shèng yú zhìliáo.

Prevention is better than cure.