NOTE: See note on 再 zài.yú 于 TRAD 於 PREP in, at (only used in written Chinese) ■ 他生于一九八零年。Tā shēng yú yījiǔ-bā-
líng nián. He was born in 1980.
yúshì 于是 CONJ as a result, consequently ■ 他 爸爸在上海找到了工作，于是全家搬到上海去 了。
Tā bàba zài Shànghǎi zhǎodào le gōngzuò, yúshì quán jiā bāndào Shànghǎi qú le. His father
found a job in Shanghai; as a result the family moved to Shanghai.
yú 余 TRAD 餘 V spare (See 其余
qíyú, 业余
yèyú.)
yú 鱼 TRAD 魚 N fish (条 tiáo) ■ 河里有鱼吗？Hé li yǒu yú ma? Is there any fish in the river?
yú 渔 TRAD 漁 N fishing, fishery ■ 授人以鱼，不如 授之以渔.（老子）Shòu rén yǐ yú, bùrú shuò zhī
yǐ yú. (Lǎozǐ) Giving someone a fish is not so good as teaching him how to fish. (Laozi)
yúchuán 渔船 N fishing boat (艘 sōu)
yúmín 渔民 N fisherman
yúwǎng 渔网 N fishing net (张 zhāng)
yú 愚 ADJ foolish
yúchǔn 愚蠢 [comp: 愚 foolish + 蠢 stupid] ADJ foolish, stupid
yúmèi 愚昧 [comp: 愚 foolish + 昧 ignorant ] ADJ ignorant and foolish
yú 舆 TRAD 輿 N chariot
yúlùn 舆论 N public opinion
yú 娱 TRAD 娛 V amuse, give pleasure to
yúlè 娱乐 [comp: 娱 amuse + 乐 amuse] V & N entertain, amuse; entertainment, amusement 娱乐活动 yúlè
huódòng recreation, recreational activities
yú 愉 N pleasure
yúkuài 愉快 [comp: 愉 pleasant + 快 delightful] ADJ 1 pleasant, joyful ■ 祝你假期愉快！Zhù nǐ jiàqī
yúkuài! I wish you a joyful holiday. ■ 和你一 起工作是很愉快的。Hé nǐ yìqǐ gōngzuò shì hěn yú
kuài de. Working with you is very pleasant. ■ 我 永远不会忘记那段愉快的经历。Wǒ yóngyuǎn
bú huì wàngji zhè duàn yúkuài de jīnglì. I will never forget that pleasant experience. 2 pleased,
happy ■ 我听到这句话，很不愉快。Wǒ tīngdào zhè jù huà, hěn bù yúkuài. I feel displeased to
hear this.
yǔ 与 TRAD 與 same as 和 hé and 跟 gēn. Only used in written Chinese.
yǔ cǐ tóng shí 与此同时 IDIOM at the same time
yǔhuì 与会 V be present at a meeting (conference)
yǔqí ...
bùrú 与其 ... 不如 CONJ would rather ... than ■ 与其坐着谈，不如起而行。Yǔqí zuòzhe tán, bùrú qǐ
ér xíng. We would rather get up and do something than sit here talking.
NOTE: Pay attention to the different word orders of 与其 ... 不如 yǔqí ... bùrú would rather... than: while it
is 与其 A 不如 B in Chinese, in English it is would rather B than A.yǔ rì jù zēng 与日俱增 V grow with each passing day, be steadily on the increase
yǔ 屿 TRAD 嶼 N small island, isle (See dǎoyǔ 岛 屿.)
yǔ 宇 N space
yǔzhòu 宇宙 [comp: 宇 space + 宙 time] N the universe
yǔ 雨 N rain ■ 这里夏天多雨。Zhèli xiàtiān duō yǔ. It often rains here in summer. ■ 我看马上要下
雨了。Wǒ kàn mǎshàng yào xià yǔ le. It seems to me that it’s going to rain soon. 雨天 yǔtiān rainy
day / 雨衣 yǔyī raincoat / 下雨 xià yǔ to rain
yǔ 羽 N feather