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由
yóu
cause, reason; from
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Road 丨 leading to the farm 田
HSK 4
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田
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tián
田
field, farm, arable land; cultivated
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The plots of a rice paddy
5 strokes
HSK 6
Words Using 由 (102)
Character
Pinyin
Definition
HSK
由
↗
yóu
to follow / from / it is for...to / reason / cause / because of / due to / to / to leave it (to sb) / by (introduces passive verb)
4
yóu
由
↗
HSK 4
to follow / from / it is for...to / reason / cause / because of / due to / to / to leave it (to sb) / by (introduces passive verb)
由于
↗
yóuyú
due to / as a result of / thanks to / owing to / since / because
4
yóuyú
由于
↗
HSK 4
due to / as a result of / thanks to / owing to / since / because
自由
↗
zìyóu
freedom / free / liberty / CL:[[個|个<gè>]]
5
zìyóu
自由
↗
HSK 5
freedom / free / liberty / CL:[[個|个<gè>]]
理由
↗
lǐyóu
reason / grounds / justification / CL:[[個|个<gè>]]
5
lǐyóu
理由
↗
HSK 5
reason / grounds / justification / CL:[[個|个<gè>]]
不由得
↗
bùyóude
can't help / cannot but
6
bùyóude
不由得
↗
HSK 6
can't help / cannot but
任由
↗
rènyóu
to let (sb do sth) / to allow
rènyóu
任由
↗
to let (sb do sth) / to allow
不由
↗
bùyóu
can't help (doing sth)
bùyóu
不由
↗
can't help (doing sth)
由此
↗
yóucǐ
hereby / from this
yóucǐ
由此
↗
hereby / from this
由衷
↗
yóuzhōng
heartfelt / sincere / unfeigned
yóuzhōng
由衷
↗
heartfelt / sincere / unfeigned
由不得
↗
yóubùde
cannot help / to be beyond control of
yóubùde
由不得
↗
cannot help / to be beyond control of