由
由 (yóu) – to follow
yóu
to follow
HSK 3.0 Level 32 example sentences
Definitions
- 1to follow
- 2from
- 3because of; due to
- 4by; via; through
- 5(before a noun and a verb) it is for ... to ...
Example sentences
See 由 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.
由我来做.
yóu wǒ lái zuò .
I'll see to it.
由着你吧。
yóu zhe nǐ ba 。
As you wish.
Related words
由于
yóu yú
due to
理由
lǐ yóu
reason
自由
zì yóu
freedom
由此
yóu cǐ
hereby
由来
yóu lái
origin
由衷
yóu zhōng
heartfelt
不由得
bù yóu de
can't help
不由自主
bù yóu zì zhǔ
can't help
身不由己
shēn bù yóu jǐ
without the freedom to act independently (idiom)
由此看来
yóu cǐ kàn lái
thereby
由此可见
yóu cǐ kě jiàn
from this, it can be seen that...
自由自在
zì yóu zì zài
free and easy (idiom)
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