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title: "于是 (yúshì) in Chinese Grammar: So, With Examples"
description: "于是 (yúshì): so; and so; thereupon. 于是 links an event to what followed as a result. 4 real lines from stories, each word explained."
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# 于是 yúshì

So; and so; thereupon

于是 links an event to what followed as a result.

## In stories

**于是**大家反过来叫它“快”，希望船走得快一点。

[筷子最早是用来吃饭的吗？ · The history of chopsticks](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/history-of-chopsticks#library-word-527-529) HSK 4

**于是**让他靠近，小声把长生的方法传给了他。

[拜师学艺 · A Teacher Across the Sea](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/a-teacher-across-the-sea-journey-to-the-west-intermediate-chinese-2#library-word-1173-1175) HSK 5

**于是**，孙悟空被关进八卦炉，烧了整整四十九天。

[大闹天宫 · Havoc in Heaven](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/havoc-in-heaven-journey-to-the-west-intermediate-chinese-7#library-word-773-775) HSK 5

**于是**，十个太阳同时出现在了天上。

[后羿射日 · Hou Yi shoots the nine suns](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/hou-yi-shoots-the-suns#library-word-172-174) HSK 5

[Read 筷子最早是用来吃饭的吗？](https://mandarinthewild.com/library/read/history-of-chopsticks#library-word-527-529)

## More patterns

- [是…的 (emphasis) it was … that (stresses when, where, how or who)](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-grammar/shi-de)
- [如果/要是…就… if …, then …](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-grammar/ruguo-jiu)
- [不是…吗 (rhetorical) isn’t it (the case) that …? — often rhetorical (surprise or objection)](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-grammar/bushi-ma)
- [不是…而是… not … but …](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-grammar/bushi-ershi)
- [最…的是 (the most … thing is) the most … thing is (that) …](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-grammar/zui-de-shi)
- [A 还是 B? (choice question) … or …? (choose one)](https://mandarinthewild.com/chinese-grammar/haishi-or)

## What does 于是 (yúshì) mean in Chinese?

So; and so; thereupon. 于是 links an event to what followed as a result.

## How common is 于是?

It comes up in 24 readings of the 392 stories and articles in our free Library.

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Patterns found by our own parser; lines from our free Library.