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1.

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4.

How to Use 由

Cause, origin, and result

由 + abstract noun or clause

由 (yóu) marks the cause, origin, or the result that follows from them.

由于 • yóu yú • due to • HSK 4

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5.

Example Sentences

Tā他

rèn任

yóu由

fēng风

chuī吹

luàn乱

le

Information

Pinyinyóu

Meaningfrom

Strokes5

Radical田

Traditional由

StructureSingle Body

Frequency#930

Zhuyinㄧㄡˊ

UnicodeU+7531

CangjieLW

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yóu由

yú于

due to

由此 • yóu cǐ • hereby • HSK 3.0 · L5

HSK 3.0 · L5

yóu由

cǐ此

hereby

由来 • yóu lái • origin • HSK 3.0 · L6

HSK 3.0 · L6

yóu由

lái来

origin

由衷 • yóu zhōng • sincere / heartfelt • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

yóu由

zhōng衷

sincere / heartfelt

Freedom, reason, and involuntariness

由 (yóu) appears in words about freedom, reason, and involuntary actions.

理由 • lǐ yóu • reason; justification • HSK 5

HSK 5

lǐ理

yóu由

reason; justification

自由 • zì yóu • freedom; liberty • HSK 5

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zì自

yóu由

freedom; liberty

不由得 • bù yóu de • cannot help; cannot but • HSK 6

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bù不

yóu由

de得

cannot help; cannot but

不由自主 • bù yóu zì zhǔ • Involuntary / Unable to control oneself • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

bù不

yóu由

zì自

了

tóu头

fa发

yě也

bù不

zài在

yì意

。

He let the wind mess up his hair and didn't care.

tā他

yǒu有

chōng充

fèn分

de的

lǐ理

yóu由

qǐng请

jià假

。

He has a valid reason to ask for leave.

měi每

gè个

rén人

dōu都

kě渴

wàng望

zì自

yóu由

de的

shēng生

huó活

。

Everyone longs for a life of freedom.

zhè这

ge个

jué决

dìng定

yóu由

jīng经

lǐ理

zuò做

chū出

。

This decision was made by the manager.

Zhè这

fēng封

xìn信

jīng经

yóu由

yóu邮

jú局

jì寄

chū出

。

This letter was sent via the post office.

zhǔ

主

Involuntary / Unable to control oneself

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躺tǎnglie down
趟tàng[measure word for trips, times and rows]
提títo carry
停tíngstop
挺tǐngquite
推tuīto push; refuse

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Characters pronounced "you".

釉yòuglaze
酉yǒu10th terrestrial branch; a wine vessel
铀yóuuranium
鱿yóucuttlefish
攸yōudistant, far; adverbial prefix
油yóuoil, grease, fat

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Characters with radical "田".

畦qísections in vegetable farm
甸diànsuburbs, outskirts; royal domain
甲jiǎshell; nail; first; the first of the ten Heavenly Stems
略lüèplan, strategy; summary, brief; omit
畏wèito fear, to dread, to be afraid of
疆jiāngborder, boundary, frontier

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