You're recounting your weekend to a friend — the rain stopped, so you went for a walk. Or it suddenly started pouring, so you cancelled the picnic. In English you'd say "and so" or "so then" to link those two events. In Mandarin, that job belongs to 于是 (yúshì), a narrative connector that joins one past event to the result that naturally followed.
The structure is straightforward: Clause A，于是 + Clause B. You place 于是 between two past events to show that the second happened as a natural result of the first — like saying "and so" when telling a story.
The key sentence you'll practice:
昨天突然下雨了，于是我们取消了野餐的计划。 (zuó tiān tū rán xià yǔ le, yú shì wǒ men qǔ xiāo le yě cān de jì huà.) — It suddenly rained yesterday, so we cancelled the picnic.
Another example: 雨停了，于是我们出去散步 (yǔ tíng le, yúshì wǒmen chūqù sànbù) — The rain stopped, so we went out for a walk.
This is a live voice conversation with AI teacher Mei Lin — you speak out loud, not type. Mei Lin corrects your grammar and pronunciation in the flow of conversation and adapts to your level. The lesson takes roughly 10 minutes and targets this one grammar point: Telling What Happened Next. You'll practice recounting events like a weekend or a funny experience, using 于是 to connect what happened with what came next.
Ready for more? Browse the full set of HSK 4 lessons, or try another HSK 4 live lesson on unexpected results with 反而 (fǎn'ér) and a lesson on narrowing choices with 不是...就是 (búshì...jiùshì). You can also print handwriting practice with the free Chinese worksheet generator. Your first lesson is free to start.
于是 (yúshì) is a narrative connector meaning "and so" or "thereupon." You place it between two past events to show that the second happened as a natural result of the first — for example, 雨停了，于是我们出去散步 means "The rain stopped, so we went out for a walk." It's used when telling stories or recounting events in Mandarin.
In this lesson, titled "Telling What Happened Next," you talk out loud with AI teacher Mei Lin in real time. Instead of filling in blanks, you practice using 于是 in natural conversation — recounting a weekend or a funny experience. Mei Lin corrects your grammar and pronunciation as you speak and adapts to your level. The lesson takes about 10 minutes.
Yes — you can print handwriting worksheets with the free Chinese Worksheet Generator. Ready-made packs cover HSK 1–3 words, so while there may not be a pack matching this specific HSK 4 lesson on 于是, you can still use the tool to reinforce characters you already know as you work through more advanced patterns.
SayMei offers several HSK 4 live lessons, each targeting one grammar pattern in a short voice conversation. For example, you can try a lesson on 反而 (fǎn'ér) for unexpected results, or one on 不是...就是 (búshì...jiùshì) for narrowing choices. Each lesson focuses on using the pattern naturally in real speech.