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由

yóu

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Meaning of 由 in English

yóuHSK 4prepositionSyllabus #1884
  1. from
  2. because of; due to
  3. by; via; through
  4. (before a noun and a verb) it is for ... to ...
  5. to follow

Example sentences

  1. 她是由她的祖母带大的。
    tā shì yóu tā de zǔ mǔ dài dà de。
    She was brought up by her grandmother.
    Tatoeba #397106 by fucongcong · #310591 by furagwa · CC BY 2.0 FR
  2. 瘧疾是由蚊子傳染的。
    nüè jí shì yóu wén zi chuán rǎn de。
    Malaria is carried by mosquitoes.
    Tatoeba #835724 by Martha · #32358 by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR
  3. 电话是由贝尔发明的。
    diàn huà shì yóu bèi ěr fā míng de。
    The telephone was invented by Bell.
    Tatoeba #1659811 by vicch · #279302 by CM · CC BY 2.0 FR

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HSK words with 由

由于HSK 4理由HSK 5由此HSK 5自由HSK 5由来HSK 6由衷HSK 7–9不由得HSK 7–9不由自主HSK 7–9身不由己HSK 7–9

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