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yóu
HSK 2.0 Level 4 HSK 3.0 Level 3

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Definitions

  1. 1. to follow
  2. 2. from
  3. 3. because of; due to
  4. 4. by; via; through
  5. 5. (before a noun and a verb) it is for ... to ...

Example Sentences

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Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 900686)

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Words Containing 由

不由自主
bù yóu zì zhǔ

can't help; involuntarily (idiom)

自由古巴
zì yóu gǔ bā

Cuba Libre

自由职业
zì yóu zhí yè

self-employed

由此可见
yóu cǐ kě jiàn

from this, it can be seen that...

由盛转衰
yóu shèng zhuǎn shuāi

from prosperity to decline

没来由
méi lái yóu

without any reason

新闻自由
xīn wén zì yóu

freedom of the press

自由企业
zì yóu qǐ yè

free enterprise (in capitalist theory)

由此
yóu cǐ

hereby

自由基清除剂
zì yóu jī qīng chú jì

radical scavenger (chemistry)

自由软件
zì yóu ruǎn jiàn

free software (i.e. software for which sharing, modification etc is permitted)

必由之路
bì yóu zhī lù

the road one must follow or take

学术自由
xué shù zì yóu

academic freedom

言不由衷
yán bù yóu zhōng

to say sth without meaning it (idiom); to speak tongue in cheek

事由
shì yóu

main content

由不得
yóu bu de

cannot help

自由市场
zì yóu shì chǎng

free market

自由港
zì yóu gǎng

free port

朱由校
zhū yóu xiào

personal name of fifteenth Ming emperor Tianqi 明天啟|明天启[míng tiān qǐ] (1605-1627), reigned 1620-1627

路由
lù yóu

routing (in computer networks)

由怜生爱
yóu lián shēng ài

to develop love for sb out of pity for them

自由主义
zì yóu zhǔ yì

liberalism

咎由自取
jiù yóu zì qǔ

to have only oneself to blame (idiom)

由旬
yóu xún

yojana (Vedic measure, about 8 miles)

不由得
bù yóu de

can't help

自由意志主义
zì yóu yì zhì zhǔ yì

libertarianism

由此看来
yóu cǐ kàn lái

thereby

自由软件基金会
zì yóu ruǎn jiàn jī jīn huì

Free Software Foundation

自由党
zì yóu dǎng

Liberal Party

自由基
zì yóu jī

free radical

由俭入奢易,由奢入俭难
yóu jiǎn rù shē yì , yóu shē rù jiǎn nán

it is easy to go from frugality to extravagance; the reverse is not so easy (idiom)

三岛由纪夫
sān dǎo yóu jì fū

Mishima Yukio (1925-1970), Japanese author, pen name of (平岡公威|平冈公威, Hiraoka Kimitake)

自由泳
zì yóu yǒng

freestyle swimming

小野不由美
xiǎo yě bù yóu měi

Ono Fuyumi (1960-), Japanese novelist

正当理由
zhèng dàng lǐ yóu

proper reason

不由
bù yóu

can't help (doing sth)

言论自由
yán lùn zì yóu

freedom of speech

听天由命
tīng tiān yóu mìng

to submit to the will of heaven

自由活动
zì yóu huó dòng

free time (between organized activities)

媒体自由
méi tǐ zì yóu

freedom of the media

自由放任
zì yóu fàng rèn

laissez-faire

人在江湖,身不由己
rén zài jiāng hú , shēn bù yóu jǐ

you can't always do as you like

率由旧章
shuài yóu jiù zhāng

to follow a proven formula

自由
zì yóu

freedom; liberty

不分情由
bù fēn qíng yóu

indiscriminate

行动自由
xíng dòng zì yóu

freedom of action

藉由
jiè yóu

by means of

不由分说
bù yóu fēn shuō

to allow no explanation

由表及里
yóu biǎo jí lǐ

to proceed from the outside to the inside

自由王国
zì yóu wáng guó

realm of freedom (philosophy)

由着
yóu zhe

let (one) have his way

自由民主党
zì yóu mín zhǔ dǎng

Liberal Democratic Party

自由式
zì yóu shì

freestyle (in sports)

自由亚洲电台
zì yóu yà zhōu diàn tái

Radio Free Asia

自由落体
zì yóu luò tǐ

free-fall

自由散漫
zì yóu sǎn màn

easygoing

鸠山由纪夫
jiū shān yóu jì fū

Hatoyama Yukio (1947-), Japanese Democratic Party politician, prime minister 2009-2010

路由协定
lù yóu xié dìng

routing protocol

丰俭由人
fēng jiǎn yóu rén

fancy or simple according to sb's budget (idiom)

摘由
zhāi yóu

high points (of a document)

即由
jí yóu

namely

交由
jiāo yóu

to hand over (responsibility for sth) to (sb)

自由选择权
zì yóu xuǎn zé quán

free agency

自由行
zì yóu xíng

travel organized by oneself rather than in a tour group

因由
yīn yóu

reason

不自由,毋宁死
bù zì yóu , wú nìng sǐ

give me liberty or give me death

身不由己
shēn bù yóu jǐ

without the freedom to act independently (idiom); involuntary

自由刑
zì yóu xíng

(law) deprivation of freedom

自由体操
zì yóu tǐ cāo

floor (gymnastics)

自由贸易
zì yóu mào yì

free trade

路由协议
lù yóu xié yì

routing protocols

无由
wú yóu

to be unable (to do sth)

由径
yóu jìng

to follow a narrow path

自由派
zì yóu pài

liberal

来由
lái yóu

reason; cause

自由女神像
zì yóu nǚ shén xiàng

Statue of Liberty

缘由
yuán yóu

reason

任由
rèn yóu

to let (sb do sth)

自由神像
zì yóu shén xiàng

Statue of Liberty

鬼由心生
guǐ yóu xīn shēng

devils are born in the heart (idiom)

自由素食主义
zì yóu sù shí zhǔ yì

Freeganism

根由
gēn yóu

the whys and the wherefores

自由意志
zì yóu yì zhì

free will

由于
yóu yú

due to

自由化
zì yóu huà

liberalization

路由器
lù yóu qì

router (computing)

自由爵士乐
zì yóu jué shì yuè

free jazz (music genre)

自由潜水
zì yóu qián shuǐ

freediving; skin diving

自由贸易区
zì yóu mào yì qū

free trade zone

行不由径
xíng bù yóu jìng

lit. never taking a short-cut (idiom); fig. upright and honest

由衷
yóu zhōng

heartfelt

自由度
zì yóu dù

(number of) degrees of freedom (physics and statistics)

羟自由基
qiǎng zì yóu jī

hydroxyl radical

结社自由
jié shè zì yóu

(constitutional) freedom of association

由头
yóu tou

pretext

境由心生
jìng yóu xīn shēng

our mindset frames how we view the world

充足理由律
chōng zú lǐ yóu lǜ

sufficient grounds (law)

案由
àn yóu

main points of a case

理由
lǐ yóu

reason

经由
jīng yóu

via

自由自在
zì yóu zì zài

free and easy (idiom); carefree

欧洲自由贸易联盟
ōu zhōu zì yóu mào yì lián méng

European Free Trade Association

自由焓
zì yóu hán

free enthalpy (thermodynamics)

自由降落
zì yóu jiàng luò

free fall

由来
yóu lái

origin