<p>于是 always followed by an inevitable or natural course of action</p>
<p>Example:</p>
<ul>
<li><p>没钱买面包于是改吃蛋糕  (没钱买面包 inevitably or naturally lead to the action of 改吃蛋榚)</p>
</li>
<li><p>没钱买面包因此改吃蛋糕  (没钱买面包 is the reason for 改吃蛋榚)</p>
</li>
</ul>
<blockquote>
<p>宝宝的口味跟成人的口味有着很大的差异，于是，给宝宝烹调食物时一定要符合他的口味，做到色香味俱全，并且要经常花样翻新。</p>
</blockquote>
<ul>
<li><p>宝宝的口味跟成人的口味有着很大的差异(因此 - is the reason) 给宝宝烹调食物时一定要符合他的口味，做到色香味俱全，并且要经常花样翻新。(O)</p>
</li>
<li><p>宝宝的口味跟成人的口味有着很大的差异 (于是 - lead to ) 给宝宝烹调食物时一定[要]符合他的口味，做到色香味俱全，并且[要]经常花样翻新。(X) -- It is not a course of action but a list of statement</p>
</li>
<li><p>宝宝的口味跟成人的口味有着很大的差异 (于是 - lead to ) 给宝宝烹调食物时我们就盡量符合他的口味，做到色香味俱全，并且经常花样翻新。(O) -- now it is a course of action</p>
</li>
</ul>

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Tang Ho
<p>Quote:- &quot;...so I can apply the logic in other circumstances&quot;</p>
<p>I don't think logic helps here.</p>
<p>At first glance all three words, as you say, &quot;appear&quot; to mean &quot;therefore&quot;, and it seems to be more a hairsplitting  exercise. Not so. This is a test of knowledge of the basic meaning of root words in a compound.</p>
<p>Let's take each word in turn.</p>
<p>于是  We all know 是 means &quot;is&quot;, &quot;yes&quot;, &quot;correct&quot; Not much help here for our problem. But what does 于 means fundamentally? It means many things in different context, but &quot;therefore&quot; is not its default meaning. It is more a kind of preposition, like, &quot;for&quot;, &quot;at&quot;, &quot;when&quot; So, intrinsically not suitable for our purpose as it seems more suitable for &quot;future&quot; course of events then a &quot;follow-on&quot; from past causes.</p>
<p>因此 This is more complex. 因 is &quot;because&quot;, &quot;the reason for...&quot;, and 此 is just &quot;that&quot;, &quot;this&quot;. So 因此 becomes &quot;this is because&quot; But in our problem the actions follow the past behavior of the baby, and 因此 implies some &quot;future causes / actions&quot;, not past. It appears closer for use in our problem then 于是, but still does not &quot;sound&quot; 100% right.</p>
<p>所以, 所 -- &quot;in such a situation / event&quot;, and 以-- &quot;in accordance with / accordingly&quot;, so together we get &quot;in accordance with such a situation / event&quot;. Sounds more like what we want as the baby's past behavior, (situation / event), requires taking certain future actions in accordance therewith.</p>
<p>So, of the three possible choices, without splitting hairs, perhaps 所以 is appropriate. Also, generally, &quot;therefore&quot; is the default meaning when translating 所以.</p>

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Wayne Cheah
<blockquote>
<p>宝宝的口味跟成人的口味有着很大的差异，于是给宝宝烹调食物时一定要符合他的口味，做到色香味俱全，并且要经常花样翻新。</p>
</blockquote>
<p>宝宝的口味跟成人的口味有着很大的差异 raised a concern (difference) and the following elaborates how we should deal with it. It's not a reason-why pattern.</p>
<p>宝宝的口味跟成人的口味有着很大的差异 is not the cause of anything here.</p>
<p>So, 于是 should not be used. To correct the sentence, we can simply remove it.</p>
<blockquote>
<p>宝宝的口味跟成人的口味有着很大的差异，给宝宝烹调食物时一定要符合他的口味，做到色香味俱全，并且要经常花样翻新。</p>
</blockquote>

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dan
<blockquote>
<p>宝宝的口味跟成人的口味有着很大的差异，<strong>于是</strong>给宝宝烹调食物时一定要符合他的口味，做到色香味俱全，并且要经常花样翻新。<br />
<sub>HSK6 H61218 Q.59</sub></p>
</blockquote>
<p>This is a HSK6 practice exam, 语病 (&quot;faulty wording&quot;) question.  <a href="https://zh.hinative.com/questions/17063290" rel="nofollow noreferrer">Ref.</a> changes 于是 to 所以, and my teacher also says this is the problem.  It also seems to be related to <a href="http://baby.sina.com.cn/edu/06/2410/150819501.shtml" rel="nofollow noreferrer">the sentence</a>:</p>
<blockquote>
<p>宝宝的口味跟成人的口味有着很大的差异，<strong>因此</strong>，给宝宝烹调食物时一定要符合他的口味，做到色香味俱全，并且要经常花样翻新。</p>
</blockquote>
<p>But 于是, 所以, and 因此 all mean something like &quot;therefore&quot;, so what's the problem?  I would like help understanding <em>why</em> 于是 is wrong here so I can apply the logic in other circumstances.</p>
<p><strong>Question</strong>: What is wrong with 于是 in 宝宝的口味跟成人的口味有着很大的差异，于是给宝宝烹调食物时一定要符合他的口味，做到色香味俱全，并且要经常花样翻新?</p>

<grammar><word-choice>
What is wrong with 于是 in 宝宝的口味跟成人的口味有着很大的差异，于是给宝宝烹调食物时一定要符合他的口味，做到色香味俱全，并且要经常花样翻新?
# What is wrong with 于是 in 宝宝的口味跟成人的口味有着很大的差异，于是给宝宝烹调食物时一定要符合他的口味，做到色香味俱全，并且要经常花样翻新?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2022-02-20)

> 宝宝的口味跟成人的口味有着很大的差异，**于是**给宝宝烹调食物时一定要符合他的口味，做到色香味俱全，并且要经常花样翻新。  
> HSK6 H61218 Q.59

This is a HSK6 practice exam, 语病 ("faulty wording") question. [Ref.](https://zh.hinative.com/questions/17063290) changes 于是 to 所以, and my teacher also says this is the problem. It also seems to be related to [the sentence](http://baby.sina.com.cn/edu/06/2410/150819501.shtml):

> 宝宝的口味跟成人的口味有着很大的差异，**因此**，给宝宝烹调食物时一定要符合他的口味，做到色香味俱全，并且要经常花样翻新。

But 于是, 所以, and 因此 all mean something like "therefore", so what's the problem? I would like help understanding *why* 于是 is wrong here so I can apply the logic in other circumstances.

**Question**: What is wrong with 于是 in 宝宝的口味跟成人的口味有着很大的差异，于是给宝宝烹调食物时一定要符合他的口味，做到色香味俱全，并且要经常花样翻新?

**Tags:** grammar, word-choice


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## 3 answers

### Answer by username_1 on 2022-02-21. Score: 1 | Accepted answer

于是 always followed by an inevitable or natural course of action

Example:

* 没钱买面包于是改吃蛋糕 (没钱买面包 inevitably or naturally lead to the action of 改吃蛋榚)
* 没钱买面包因此改吃蛋糕 (没钱买面包 is the reason for 改吃蛋榚)

> 宝宝的口味跟成人的口味有着很大的差异，于是，给宝宝烹调食物时一定要符合他的口味，做到色香味俱全，并且要经常花样翻新。

* 宝宝的口味跟成人的口味有着很大的差异(因此 - is the reason) 给宝宝烹调食物时一定要符合他的口味，做到色香味俱全，并且要经常花样翻新。(O)
* 宝宝的口味跟成人的口味有着很大的差异 (于是 - lead to ) 给宝宝烹调食物时一定[要]符合他的口味，做到色香味俱全，并且[要]经常花样翻新。(X) -- It is not a course of action but a list of statement
* 宝宝的口味跟成人的口味有着很大的差异 (于是 - lead to ) 给宝宝烹调食物时我们就盡量符合他的口味，做到色香味俱全，并且经常花样翻新。(O) -- now it is a course of action


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### Answer by username_2 on 2022-02-21. Score: 1

Quote:- "...so I can apply the logic in other circumstances"

I don't think logic helps here.

At first glance all three words, as you say, "appear" to mean "therefore", and it seems to be more a hairsplitting exercise. Not so. This is a test of knowledge of the basic meaning of root words in a compound.

Let's take each word in turn.

于是 We all know 是 means "is", "yes", "correct" Not much help here for our problem. But what does 于 means fundamentally? It means many things in different context, but "therefore" is not its default meaning. It is more a kind of preposition, like, "for", "at", "when" So, intrinsically not suitable for our purpose as it seems more suitable for "future" course of events then a "follow-on" from past causes.

因此 This is more complex. 因 is "because", "the reason for...", and 此 is just "that", "this". So 因此 becomes "this is because" But in our problem the actions follow the past behavior of the baby, and 因此 implies some "future causes / actions", not past. It appears closer for use in our problem then 于是, but still does not "sound" 100% right.

所以, 所 -- "in such a situation / event", and 以-- "in accorusername_3ce with / accordingly", so together we get "in accorusername_3ce with such a situation / event". Sounds more like what we want as the baby's past behavior, (situation / event), requires taking certain future actions in accorusername_3ce therewith.

So, of the three possible choices, without splitting hairs, perhaps 所以 is appropriate. Also, generally, "therefore" is the default meaning when translating 所以.


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### Answer by username_3 on 2022-02-21. Score: 1

> 宝宝的口味跟成人的口味有着很大的差异，于是给宝宝烹调食物时一定要符合他的口味，做到色香味俱全，并且要经常花样翻新。

宝宝的口味跟成人的口味有着很大的差异 raised a concern (difference) and the following elaborates how we should deal with it. It's not a reason-why pattern.

宝宝的口味跟成人的口味有着很大的差异 is not the cause of anything here.

So, 于是 should not be used. To correct the sentence, we can simply remove it.

> 宝宝的口味跟成人的口味有着很大的差异，给宝宝烹调食物时一定要符合他的口味，做到色香味俱全，并且要经常花样翻新。


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