Chinese Word: 由 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

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Pinyin: yóu
English Definition: to follow; from; it is for...to; reason; cause; because of; due to; to; to leave it (to sb); by (introduces passive verb)

Total strokes: 5; Radical: 田; Structure: 曰 + 丨

Ideographic: Road 丨 leading to the farm 田

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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

不由得 [ bù yóu de ]: can't help; cannot but

由此 [ yóu cǐ ]: hereby; from this

More: 由* | *由 | *由*

Example Sentences

nǐ
你
shì yóu
是由
zuì jìn
最近
de
的
lù lái
路来
de
的
ma
吗

?

Did you come by the nearest road?
tā men de
他们的
zuì xīn
最新
kǎ chē
卡车
yóu
由
diàn nǎo
电脑
tí gōng
提供
shuō míng shū
说明书

。

Their newest truck was spec'd by a computer.
zhè
这
suǒ
所
fáng wū
房屋
yóu
由
liǎng gè
两个
zhōng
中
guó xué
国学
shēng
生
zū zhù
租住

。

The house is tenanted by two Chinese students.
zhè
这
liǎng gè
两个
fēn jù
分句
yóu
由
yí gè
一个
lián cí
连词
lián
连
zài yì qǐ
在一起

。

The two clauses are joined by a conjunction.
zhè
这
liǎng gè
两个
fēn jù
分句
yóu
由
yí gè
一个
dòu hào
逗号
fēn kāi
分开

。

The two clauses are separated by a comma.

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