| 于是 | yú shì | thereupon / as a result / consequently / thus / hence | ![]() |
| 用 | yòng | to use / to make use of / to employ / (coverb) with / using / to need / to have to (usu. used in the negative or in questions) / usefulness / utility / (bound form) expense / outlay / (courteous) to eat / to drink / (literary) hence / therefore | ![]() |
| 故 | gù | happening / instance / reason / cause / intentional / former / old / friend / therefore / hence / (of people) to die, dead | ![]() |
| 爰 | yuán | therefore / consequently / thus / hence / thereupon / it follows that / where? / to change (into) / ancient unit of weight and money | ![]() |
| 故称 | gù chēng | ... hence the name (used at the end of a sentence) | ![]() |
| 后日 | hòu rì | the day after tomorrow / from hence / from now / from now on / henceforth | ![]() |
| 君子远庖厨 | jūn zǐ yuàn páo chú | lit. a nobleman stays clear of the kitchen (idiom, from Mencius) / fig. a nobleman who has seen a living animal cannot bear to see it die, hence he keeps away from the kitchen | ![]() |
| 苍蝇老虎 | cāng ying lǎo hǔ | (coll.) jumping spider (which pounces on houseflies, hence the Chinese name) | ![]() |
