yóu

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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 ...

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Words Containing 由

不由得
bù yóu de

can't help

不由自主
bù yóu zì zhǔ

can't help; involuntarily (idiom)

理由
lǐ yóu

reason

由来
yóu lái

origin

由于
yóu yú

due to

由此
yóu cǐ

hereby

由此可见
yóu cǐ kě jiàn

from this, it can be seen that...

由此看来
yóu cǐ kàn lái

thereby

由衷
yóu zhōng

heartfelt

自由
zì yóu

freedom; liberty

自由自在
zì yóu zì zài

free and easy (idiom); carefree

身不由己
shēn bù yóu jǐ

without the freedom to act independently (idiom); involuntary

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)

不分情由
bù fēn qíng yóu

indiscriminate

不由
bù yóu

can't help (doing sth)

不由分说
bù yóu fēn shuō

to allow no explanation

不自由,毋宁死
bù zì yóu , wú nìng sǐ

give me liberty or give me death

事由
shì yóu

main content

交由
jiāo yóu

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

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

you can't always do as you like

任由
rèn yóu

to let (sb do sth)

来由
lái yóu

reason; cause

充足理由律
chōng zú lǐ yóu lǜ

sufficient grounds (law)

即由
jí yóu

namely

咎由自取
jiù yóu zì qǔ

to have only oneself to blame (idiom)

因由
yīn yóu

reason

境由心生
jìng yóu xīn shēng

our mindset frames how we view the world

媒体自由
méi tǐ zì yóu

freedom of the media

学术自由
xué shù zì yóu

academic freedom

小野不由美
xiǎo yě bù yóu měi

Ono Fuyumi (1960-), Japanese novelist

必由之路
bì yóu zhī lù

the road one must follow or take

摘由
zhāi yóu

high points (of a document)

新闻自由
xīn wén zì yóu

freedom of the press

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

根由
gēn yóu

the whys and the wherefores

案由
àn yóu

main points of a case

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

European Free Trade Association

正当理由
zhèng dàng lǐ yóu

proper reason

没来由
méi lái yóu

without any reason

无由
wú yóu

to be unable (to do sth)

率由旧章
shuài yóu jiù zhāng

to follow a proven formula

由不得
yóu bu de

cannot help

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)

由径
yóu jìng

to follow a narrow path

由怜生爱
yóu lián shēng ài

to develop love for sb out of pity for them

由旬
yóu xún

yojana (Vedic measure, about 8 miles)

由盛转衰
yóu shèng zhuǎn shuāi

from prosperity to decline

由着
yóu zhe

let (one) have his way

由表及里
yóu biǎo jí lǐ

to proceed from the outside to the inside

由头
yóu tou

pretext

结社自由
jié shè zì yóu

(constitutional) freedom of association

经由
jīng yóu

via

缘由
yuán yóu

reason

羟自由基
qiǎng zì yóu jī

hydroxyl radical

听天由命
tīng tiān yóu mìng

to submit to the will of heaven

自由主义
zì yóu zhǔ yì

liberalism

自由亚洲电台
zì yóu yà zhōu diàn tái

Radio Free Asia

自由企业
zì yóu qǐ yè

free enterprise (in capitalist theory)

自由刑
zì yóu xíng

(law) deprivation of freedom

自由化
zì yóu huà

liberalization

自由古巴
zì yóu gǔ bā

Cuba Libre

自由基
zì yóu jī

free radical

自由基清除剂
zì yóu jī qīng chú jì

radical scavenger (chemistry)

自由女神像
zì yóu nǚ shén xiàng

Statue of Liberty

自由市场
zì yóu shì chǎng

free market

自由度
zì yóu dù

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

自由式
zì yóu shì

freestyle (in sports)

自由意志
zì yóu yì zhì

free will

自由意志主义
zì yóu yì zhì zhǔ yì

libertarianism

自由放任
zì yóu fàng rèn

laissez-faire

自由散漫
zì yóu sǎn màn

easygoing

自由民主党
zì yóu mín zhǔ dǎng

Liberal Democratic Party

自由泳
zì yóu yǒng

freestyle swimming

自由活动
zì yóu huó dòng

free time (between organized activities)

自由派
zì yóu pài

liberal

自由港
zì yóu gǎng

free port

自由潜水
zì yóu qián shuǐ

freediving; skin diving

自由焓
zì yóu hán

free enthalpy (thermodynamics)

自由爵士乐
zì yóu jué shì yuè

free jazz (music genre)

自由王国
zì yóu wáng guó

realm of freedom (philosophy)

自由神像
zì yóu shén xiàng

Statue of Liberty

自由素食主义
zì yóu sù shí zhǔ yì

Freeganism

自由职业
zì yóu zhí yè

self-employed

自由落体
zì yóu luò tǐ

free-fall

自由行
zì yóu xíng

travel organized by oneself rather than in a tour group

自由贸易
zì yóu mào yì

free trade

自由贸易区
zì yóu mào yì qū

free trade zone

自由软件
zì yóu ruǎn jiàn

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

自由软件基金会
zì yóu ruǎn jiàn jī jīn huì

Free Software Foundation

自由选择权
zì yóu xuǎn zé quán

free agency

自由降落
zì yóu jiàng luò

free fall

自由体操
zì yóu tǐ cāo

floor (gymnastics)

自由党
zì yóu dǎng

Liberal Party

藉由
jiè yóu

by means of

行不由径
xíng bù yóu jìng

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

行动自由
xíng dòng zì yóu

freedom of action

言不由衷
yán bù yóu zhōng

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

言论自由
yán lùn zì yóu

freedom of speech

丰俭由人
fēng jiǎn yóu rén

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

路由
lù yóu

routing (in computer networks)

路由协定
lù yóu xié dìng

routing protocol

路由协议
lù yóu xié yì

routing protocols

路由器
lù yóu qì

router (computing)

鬼由心生
guǐ yóu xīn shēng

devils are born in the heart (idiom)

鸠山由纪夫
jiū shān yóu jì fū

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