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[1] in; at; on [2] than; then; to; with reference to [3] compared with [4] a Chinese family name Stroke count: 8
Level: 3
Radical: 方 (#70)
This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. |
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| This character was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 23rd Jul 2009 05:21 | ||
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終於
zung1 jyu1 = finally; in the end
等於
dang2 jyu1 = to be equal to; equals
由於
jau4 jyu1 = because of; due to
位於
wai6 jyu1 = be at; be in; be situated (in, at)
對於
deoi3 jyu1 = with regards to; regarding; concerning
一日之計在於晨
jat1 jat6 zi1 gai3 zoi6 jyu1 san4 = planning for the whole day will be done in the morning
一年之計在於春
jat1 nin4 zi1 gai3 zoi6 jyu1 ceon1 = planning for the year will be done in spring
關於
gwaan1 jyu1 = concerning, regarding
屬於
suk6 jyu1 = to be part of; belong to; considered as
善於
sin6 jyu1 = be good at; be skilled at; be adept atSee all 80 compounds |
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Showing 10 of 13 examples containing 於
四十除八等於五
Forty divided by eight equals five. [Lit. forty divide eight equals five. This is okay both for written and spoken Cantonese.]
點解一加一等於「王」？ 粵
why does one plus one equal '王'? [This is a well known riddle, the character 王 being composed of two 一 characters at the top and bottom with a + in the middle!]
佢喺度釣魚…但係終於釣到垃圾 粵
He's fishing... but, he wound up catching some rubbish! [Lit. He currently fishing... but, he finally catch-arrive rubbish!]
佢哋終於喺返埋一齊 粵
In the end they got back together again. [終於 here implies that the event of them getting back together happened a while ago (maybe a year or two) and that you've only just found out.]
可惜那天限於時間，我們沒有就這個問題作深入的交談。 國
Unfortunately, owing to the lack of time that day, we weren't able to discuss this problem in depth. |
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Decimal representation of this word: 於
Unicode code for this character: U+65BC (off-site link)
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Decimal representation of this word: 於
Unicode code for this character: U+65BC (off-site link)
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