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HSK 5
HSK 4
由
yóu
1.
to follow
2.
from
3.
it is for...to
4.
reason
5.
cause
6.
because of
7.
due to
8.
to
9.
to leave it (to sb)
10.
by (introduces passive verb)
Character Breakdown (Single character)
Compound Words (20)
事由
shìyóu
main content
藉由
jièyóu
by means of
任由
rènyóu
to let (sb do sth)
来由
láiyóu
reason
即由
jíyóu
namely
原由
yuányóu
variant of [[緣由|缘由<yuányóu>]]
因由
yīnyóu
reason
不由
bùyóu
can't help (doing sth)
摘由
zhāiyóu
high points (of a document)
根由
gēnyóu
the whys and the wherefores
案由
ànyóu
main points of a case
无由
wúyóu
to be unable (to do sth)
理由
lǐyóu
reason
由来
yóulái
origin
由径
yóujìng
to follow a narrow path
由于
yóuyú
due to
由旬
yóuxún
yojana (Vedic measure, about 8 miles)
由此
yóucǐ
hereby
由着
yóuzhe
let (one) have his way
由衷
yóuzhōng
heartfelt
Metadata
- Category
- Chinese
- HSK Character Level
- 4
- Character Frequency Rank
- 135
- Word Frequency Rank
- 648 of 84,292