由 yóu
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yóu
preposition
follow; from; it is for...to
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words
Notes: In the sense of 由于 (CCD '由' 2; FE '由' 1; Unihan '由') -
yóu
noun
Kangxi radical 102
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Radicals
Notes: Alternate form for 田 (ABC back cover; GHC p. 7) -
yóu
verb
to follow along
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 经过 (CCD '由' 3; FE '由' 4; Unihan '由') -
yóu
noun
cause; reason
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 原由 (CCD '由' 1; FE '由' 1) -
yóu
preposition
by somebody; up to somebody
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (CCD '由' 5; FE '由' 3) -
yóu
preposition
from a starting point
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (CCD '由' 7; FE '由' 2) -
yóu
proper noun
You
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
Notes: (CCD '由' 8; FE '由' 5)
Contained in
- 大小由之 we follow them [the ancients] in things great and small
- 由来(由來) origin
- 经由(經由) via; by way of
- 行不由径(行不由徑) never taking a short-cut; upright and honest
- 自由思想 freethought
- 无由(無由) to be unable (to do sth); no reason to ...; without rhyme or reason
- 摘由 high points (of a document); resume
- 不自由，毋宁死(不自由，毋寧死) give me liberty or give me death
- 自由王国(自由王國) realm of freedom
- 自由亚洲电台(自由亞洲電台) Radio Free Asia
- 自由降落 free fall
- 听天由命(聽天由命) to submit to the will of heaven; to resign oneself to fate; to trust to luck
- 身不由己 without the freedom to act independently; involuntary; not of one's own volition
- 路由协议 routing protocol ; routing protocols
- 由此可见(由此可見) from this, it can be seen that
- 正当理由(正當理由) proper reason; reasonable grounds
- 原由 reason; cause
- 根由 reason; cause; origin
- 结社自由(結社自由) (constitutional) freedom of association
- 自由泳 freestyle swimming
- 自由爵士乐(自由爵士樂) free jazz (music genre)
- 自由职业(自由職業) self-employed; profession
- 自由体操(自由體操) floor (gymnastics)
- 小大由之 in things small and great they should be followed
- 行动自由(行動自由) freedom of action
- 自由车(自由車) bicycle
- 集会自由(集會自由) freedom of assembly
- 自由散漫 easy-going; lax; unconstrained; unruly
- 自由放任 laissez-faire
- 不由自主 can't help; involuntarily
- 无来由(無來由) without reason
- 自由主义(自由主義) liberalism
- 自由式 freestyle (in sports)
- 因由 reason; cause ; justification ; karmic cause and effect
- 自由软件基金会(自由軟件基金會) Free Software Foundation
- 任由 to allow
- 自由基 free radical
- 羟自由基(羥自由基) hydroxyl radical
- 学术自由(學術自由) academic freedom
- 言不由衷 to speak without truly meaning it
- 咎由自取 a self-inflicted disaster
Also contained in
朱由检 、 小野不由美 、 自由中国 、 伐由 、 贵由汗 、 三岛由纪夫 、 朱由榔 、 鸠山由纪夫 、 自由女神像 、 路由器
Word is mentioned most frequently in
Truncated for common words
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- 卷八十三 志第五十九 河渠一 Volume 83 Treatises 59: Rivers and Canals 1 History of Ming 明史 — count: 53
- 卷六十七 志第十八: 禮樂一 Volume 67 Treatises 20: Rites and Music 1 History of Yuan 元史 — count: 47
- 卷八十四 志第六十 河渠二 Volume 84 Treatises 60: Rivers and Canals 2 History of Ming 明史 — count: 46
- 卷二百十六 表第七 宗室世系二 Volume 216 Tables 7: Geneology of the Imperial Clan 2 History of Song 宋史 — count: 43
- 卷八十五 志第六十一 河渠三 Volume 85 Treatises 61: Rivers and Canals 3 History of Ming 明史 — count: 36
- 卷一百〇四 表第五 諸王世表五 Volume 104 Tables 5: Princes 5 History of Ming 明史 — count: 36
- Daode Jing 《道德經》 Daode Jing 道德經 — count: 33
- 卷八十七 志第六十三 河渠五 Volume 87 Treatises 63: Rivers and Canals 5 History of Ming 明史 — count: 32
- 卷五十三 志第二十九 禮七 Volume 53 Treatises 29: Rites 7 History of Ming 明史 — count: 31