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Pinyin: yóuEnglish Definition: to follow; from; it is for...to; reason; cause; because of; due to; to; to leave it (to sb); by (introduces passive verb)Chinese Definition: ①原因：原由。事由。理由。由于(介词，表示原因或理由)。
②自，从：由表及里。由衷(出于本心)。
③顺随，听从，归属：由不得。信马由缰。
④经过，经历：必由之路。由来已久。
⑤凭借：由此可知。
⑥古同“犹”，尚且，还。
⑦古同“犹”，犹如，好像。
⑧姓氏。Total strokes: 5;
Radical: 田;
Structure: 曰 + 丨
Example Words:
由于 [
yóu yú ]: due to; as a result of; thanks to; owing to; since; because
自由 [
zì yóu ]: freedom; free; liberty; Classifiers:
个 理由 [
lǐ yóu ]: reason; grounds; justification; Classifiers:
个 Example Sentences- 你是由最近的路来的吗?
Did you come by the nearest road?
- 他们的最新卡车由电脑提供说明书。
Their newest truck was spec'd by a computer.
- 这所房屋由两个中国学生租住。
The house is tenanted by two Chinese students.
- 这两个分句由一个连词连在一起。
The two clauses are joined by a conjunction.
- 这两个分句由一个逗号分开。
The two clauses are separated by a comma.
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