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Advanced Grammar Clinic HSK 6 Required 8 words

Formal Prepositions 于, 至于, and 因

Focused practice for Formal Prepositions 于, 至于, and 因 with support vocabulary and targeted demos.

Goal

Learners can recognize the pattern, explain its role, and produce two new sentences.

Write two original sentences with this pattern, then replace one noun or verb and keep the grammar stable.

Focus

grammar clinic pattern practice support vocabulary

Useful examples

至于细节，我们明天再谈。

Practice sentence from the linked grammar guide.

这个句子里的至于让意思更清楚。

The 至于 in this sentence makes the meaning clearer.

Formal Prepositions 于, 至于 and 因

Use 于 for a formal time or place, 至于 to turn to a related point, and 因 to give a reason in written Chinese.

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Practice sentences

我们先讨论运动会，至于新年晚会，下次开会再说。

Let’s discuss the sports day first. As for the New Year party, we’ll talk about it at the next meeting.

The speaker moves on to a related but different matter.

Try a few cards from this module

至于
zhì yú
Meanings
as for as to

Module word list

Word Pinyin Meaning Dictionary
至于 zhì yú as for Dictionary
语法 yǔ fǎ grammar Dictionary
句子 jù zi sentence Dictionary
结构 jié gòu structure Dictionary
表达 biǎo dá to express; to convey Dictionary
例子 lì zi case Dictionary
意思 yì si idea Dictionary
练习 liàn xí to practice Dictionary