HSK 5 · Function Words

至于 zhìyú “as for” in Chinese

Traditional 至於

What 至于 means

  1. as for
  2. as to
  3. to go so far as to

How to say 至于

  • Pitch chart of the fourth tone: falls from high to low, 5 to 1 on the five-level scale至zhì4th tone, falling
  • Pitch chart of the second tone: rises from mid to high, 3 to 5 on the five-level scale于yú2nd tone, rising

至于 in a sentence

  1. 至于你信不信，由你，我反正信了。

    Zhìyú nǐ xìn bu xìn, yóu nǐ, wǒ fǎnzhèng xìn le.

    Whether you believe it or not is up to you – I believe it, anyway.

    Sentence #1015627 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  2. 至于我，我没有什么更多要说的。

    Zhìyú wǒ, wǒ méiyǒu shénme gèng duō yào shuō de.

    As for me, I’ve got nothing more to say.

    Sentence #348031 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  3. 至于该文件，我在保管。

    Zhìyú gāi wénjiàn, wǒ zài bǎoguǎn.

    As for the documents, I’m keeping them safe.

    Sentence #2032208 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

How 至于 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 至 (zhì) with each of its parts in a different colour
至zhìto arrive
  • 一one · yī
  • 厶private · sī
  • 土earth · tǔ
The character 于 (yú) with each of its parts in a different colour
于yúto go
  • 二two · èr
  • 亅hook · jué

How to write 至于

至 6 strokes · 于 3 strokes

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至于 (zhìyú) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 至于 (zhìyú). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 至于

Words with 至

甚至shènzhì · even至少zhìshǎo · at least至今zhìjīn · so far截至jiézhì · up to以至yǐzhì · to such an extent that无微不至wúwēibúzhì · in every possible way

Words with 于

终于zhōngyú · at last关于guānyú · about对于duìyú · regarding由于yóuyú · due to于是yúshì · thereupon位于wèiyú · to be located at善于shànyú · to be good at等于děngyú · to equal属于shǔyú · to be classified as在于zàiyú · to lie in

More words: Function Words & Grammar

阵zhèn · measure word for short bursts (of rain整个zhěnggè · whole正zhèng · just (in the middle of doing something)支zhī · measure word for pens逐步zhúbù · progressively主动zhǔdòng · to take the initiative自从zìcóng · since (a time)自动zìdòng · automatic

FAQs

至于 (zhìyú) means “as for” or “as to”. It is an HSK 5 word.
Say it zhìyú: zhì with a 4th tone, then yú with a 2nd tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 至于 is written 至於. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type zhiyu with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 至于 from the suggestions. Typing zhiyu into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
至于 is an HSK 5 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.