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由
Mandarin: you2
Definitions
  1. 1 to follow
  2. 2 from
  3. 3 it is for...to
  4. 4 reason
  5. 5 cause
  6. 6 because of
  7. 7 due to
  8. 8 to
  9. 9 to leave it (to sb)
  10. 10 by (introduces passive verb)
  11. 11 up to
  12. 12 through
  13. 13 a surname
  14. 14 # adapted from cc-cedict
Other Readings
由
[[a reason]] | yàuh dāk 由得 — forget …, never mind …, ignore … (st
Words containing 由
由而家起
from now on; from this moment onwards [colloquial]
由低做起
start from a low position
自由基
[chem.] a free radical
由此可見
from this it can be seen that
由細到大
(verb) start from small to big
身不由己
involuntarily, in spite of oneself
咎由自取
bring trouble on oneself (idiom)
自由自在
carefree; free and easy; leisurely
摘由
high points (of a document); resume
自由球
free kick; free throw (sports)
自由體操
floor (gymnastics)
由來已久
long-standing
由得佢啦
to leave well alone; let him alone
由頭嚟過
to start from scratch again; to start all over again [colloquial]
由始至終
From beginning to the end; all along
路由器
network router
四大自由
the four great rights (as written into the PRC constitution)
貿易自由化
trade liberalization
豐儉由人
lavish or frugal to suit
信不信由你
believe it or not
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