由

yóuㄧㄡˊ

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HSK 3 TOCFL 6

Meaning

Meanings

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

Examples

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由医生来决定某人何时该死是对的吗？

由醫生來決定某人何時該死是對的嗎？

Is it right for a doctor to decide when someone should die?

大学在20年前由他的父亲建立。

大學在20年前由他的父親建立。

The university was founded by his father twenty years ago.

该由你来决定我们去不去那儿。

該由你來決定我們去不去那兒。

It is up to you to decide whether we will go there or not.

该由你来决定我们去不去那儿。

該由你來決定我們去不去那兒。

It's up to you if we go.

事故由一个简单的错误产生。

事故由一個簡單的錯誤產生。

The accident arose from a simple mistake.

Grammar

Grammar using 由

由

You Agent Marker (由) · B1 · TOCFL b1

Lesson coming later

由 X 轉 Y

You X Y (由 X 转 Y) · C1 · TOCFL c1

Lesson coming later

Characters

Character breakdown

田

tián

surname Tian

Related: 由

理由

lǐ yóu

reason

由来

yóu lái

origin

由于

yóu yú

due to

自由

zì yóu

freedom; liberty

不由得

bù yóu de

can't help

Stroke practice

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Characters

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