Chinese Word: 由 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

由HSK 4

Pinyin: yóu

English Definition: to follow; from; because of; due to; by; via; through; (before a noun and a verb) it is for ... to ...

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

Ideographic:Road 丨 leading to the farm 田

Similar Characters: 虫巾山甴

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由于HSK 4	yóu yú	due to; as a result of; thanks to; owing to; since; because
自由HSK 5	zì yóu	freedom; free; liberty; Classifiers: 个
理由HSK 5	lǐ yóu	reason; grounds; justification; Classifiers: 个
由此	yóu cǐ	hereby; from this
不由	bù yóu	can't help (doing sth)

1		tā 他 de 的 liǎn sè 脸色 yóu 由 bái 白 biàn hóng 变红。 His face turned red.
2		wǒ 我 néng 能 yóu 游 200 mǐ 米 zì yóu yǒng 自由泳。 I can swim 200 meters of freestyle.
3		mìng yùn 命运 shì 是 yóu 由 zì jǐ 自己 chuàng zào 创造 de 的。 Destiny is created by oneself.
4		yóu yú 由于 tiān qì 天气 è liè 恶劣， jiāo tōng 交通 bú biàn 不便。 The transport is inconvenient due to the bad weather.
5		yóu yú 由于 jiāo tōng 交通 yōng dǔ 拥堵， wǒ 我 chí dào 迟到 le 了。 I was late due to heavy traffic.

1		tā 他 de 的 liǎn sè 脸色 yóu 由 bái 白 biàn hóng 变红。 His face turned red.
2		wǒ 我 néng 能 yóu 游 200 mǐ 米 zì yóu yǒng 自由泳。 I can swim 200 meters of freestyle.
3		mìng yùn 命运 shì 是 yóu 由 zì jǐ 自己 chuàng zào 创造 de 的。 Destiny is created by oneself.
4		yóu yú 由于 tiān qì 天气 è liè 恶劣， jiāo tōng 交通 bú biàn 不便。 The transport is inconvenient due to the bad weather.
5		yóu yú 由于 jiāo tōng 交通 yōng dǔ 拥堵， wǒ 我 chí dào 迟到 le 了。 I was late due to heavy traffic.