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| Pronunciation |
: |
yóu |
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| Meaning |
: |
- by; through; via. (prep)
- because of; due to. (prep)
- from. (prep)
- by means of. (prep)
- cause; reason. (n)
- pass through; go by way of. (v)
- be up to somebody; rest with somebody. (v)
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| Radical |
: |
丨 |
| Strokes |
: |
5 |
| Traditional |
: |
由 |
| Usage |
: |
52.2% |
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Common Words / Phrases:
| 4. |
|
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: |
in spite of oneself;involuntarily |
Sentences:
| 1. Exit by the side door. |
| yóu |
biān |
mén |
chū |
qù |
。 |
| 由 |
边 |
门 |
出 |
去 |
。 |
|
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| 由 |
: |
by |
| 边 |
: |
side |
| 门 |
: |
door |
| 出去 |
: |
go out, exit |
|
| 2. This business will be dealt with by you. |
| zhè |
jiàn |
shì |
yóu |
nǐ |
qù |
ān |
pái |
ba |
！ |
| 这 |
件 |
事 |
由 |
你 |
去 |
安 |
排 |
吧 |
！ |
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| 这 |
: |
this |
| 件 |
: |
measure word |
| 事 |
: |
matter, business |
| 由 |
: |
by |
| 你 |
: |
you |
| 去 |
: |
(used before and / or after a verb) go in order to |
| 安排 |
: |
arrange, deal |
| 吧 |
: |
used at the end of a sentence, to indicate a suggestion, a request, or a command |
|
| 3. Grandma has presbyopia, so she often mistakes someone for another. |
| yóu |
yú |
nǎi |
nai |
yǒu |
lǎo |
huā |
, |
suǒ |
yǐ |
shí |
cháng |
rèn |
cuò |
rén |
。 |
| 由 |
于 |
奶 |
奶 |
有 |
老 |
花 |
， |
所 |
以 |
时 |
常 |
认 |
错 |
人 |
。 |
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| 由于 |
: |
due to; because of |
| 奶奶 |
: |
grandma |
| 有 |
: |
have |
| 老花 |
: |
presbyopia |
| 所以 |
: |
so |
| 时常 |
: |
always |
| 认错 |
: |
mistake … for … |
| 人 |
: |
people |
|
| 4. One can travel from Shanghai to Wuhan by water. |
| yóu |
shàng |
hǎi |
dào |
wǔ |
hàn |
kě |
yǐ |
zǒu |
shuǐ |
lù |
。 |
| 由 |
上 |
海 |
到 |
武 |
汉 |
可 |
以 |
走 |
水 |
路 |
。 |
|
|
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| 由 |
: |
from |
| 上海 |
: |
Shanghai |
| 到 |
: |
to |
| 武汉 |
: |
Wuhan |
| 可以 |
: |
can |
| 走 |
: |
travel |
| 水 |
: |
water |
| 路 |
: |
road |
|
| 5. Water is composed of hydrogen and oxygen. |
| shuǐ |
yóu |
qīng |
yǔ |
yǎng |
huà |
hé |
ér |
chéng |
。 |
| 水 |
由 |
氢 |
与 |
氧 |
化 |
合 |
而 |
成 |
。 |
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| 水 |
: |
water |
| 由 |
: |
by means of |
| 氢 |
: |
hydrogen |
| 与 |
: |
and |
| 氧 |
: |
oxygen |
| 化合 |
: |
chemically combine |
| 而 |
: |
connecting an adverbial element to a verb |
| 成 |
: |
accomplish; become |
|
| 6. He likes freedom. |
| tā |
xǐ |
huan |
zì |
yóu |
zì |
zài |
de |
shēng |
huó |
。 |
| 他 |
喜 |
欢 |
自 |
由 |
自 |
在 |
的 |
生 |
活 |
。 |
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| 他 |
: |
he |
| 喜欢 |
: |
like |
| 自由 |
: |
free; freedom |
| 自在 |
: |
free; unrestrained; easy |
| 的 |
: |
(particle) used after an attribute; to |
| 生活 |
: |
life |
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