由于 由於
由于 由於 yóu yú ㄧㄡˊ ㄩˊ jau4 jyu1 HSK 3 進階級 · Level 3
- due to
- as a result of
- thanks to
- owing to
- since
- because
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由
- 理由 lǐ yóu ㄌㄧˇ ㄧㄡˊ lei5 jau4 reason
- 由来 由來 yóu lái ㄧㄡˊ ㄌㄞˊ jau4 loi4 origin
- 由此 yóu cǐ ㄧㄡˊ ㄘˇ jau4 ci2 hereby
- 由衷 yóu zhōng ㄧㄡˊ ㄓㄨㄥ jau4 cung1 heartfelt
- 自由 zì yóu ㄗˋ ㄧㄡˊ zi6 jau4 freedom; liberty
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- 不由得 bù yóu de ㄅㄨˋ ㄧㄡˊ ˙ㄉㄜ bat1 jau4 dak1 can't help
- 不由自主 bù yóu zì zhǔ ㄅㄨˋ ㄧㄡˊ ㄗˋ ㄓㄨˇ bat1 jau4 zi6 zyu2 (idiom) can't help but; involuntarily
- 由此可见 由此可見 yóu cǐ kě jiàn ㄧㄡˊ ㄘˇ ㄎㄜˇ ㄐㄧㄢˋ jau4 ci2 ho2 gin3 from this, it can be seen that...
- 由此看来 由此看來 yóu cǐ kàn lái ㄧㄡˊ ㄘˇ ㄎㄢˋ ㄌㄞˊ jau4 ci2 hon3 loi4 thereby
- 自由自在 zì yóu zì zài ㄗˋ ㄧㄡˊ ㄗˋ ㄗㄞˋ zi6 jau4 zi6 zoi6 free and easy (idiom); carefree
- 身不由己 shēn bù yóu jǐ ㄕㄣ ㄅㄨˋ ㄧㄡˊ ㄐㄧˇ san1 bat1 jau4 gei2 (idiom) (of one's circumstances) beyond one's control; unable to do anything about it; (of one's actions) not subject to conscious control (i.e. done in spite of oneself)
- 不由 bù yóu ㄅㄨˋ ㄧㄡˊ bat1 jau4 can't help (doing sth)
- 事由 shì yóu ㄕˋ ㄧㄡˊ si6 jau4 main content
- 交由 jiāo yóu ㄐㄧㄠ ㄧㄡˊ gaau1 jau4 to hand over (responsibility for sth) to (sb)
- 任由 rèn yóu ㄖㄣˋ ㄧㄡˊ jam6 jau4 to let (sb do sth)
- 来由 來由 lái yóu ㄌㄞˊ ㄧㄡˊ loi4 jau4 reason; cause
- 即由 jí yóu ㄐㄧˊ ㄧㄡˊ zik1 jau4 namely
- 原由 yuán yóu ㄩㄢˊ ㄧㄡˊ jyun4 jau4 variant of 缘由
- 因由 yīn yóu ㄧㄣ ㄧㄡˊ jan1 jau4 reason
- 摘由 zhāi yóu ㄓㄞ ㄧㄡˊ zaak6 jau4 high points (of a document)
于 於
- 介于 介於 jiè yú ㄐㄧㄝˋ ㄩˊ gaai3 jyu1 between
- 位于 位於 wèi yú ㄨㄟˋ ㄩˊ wai6 jyu1 to be located at
- 低于 低於 dī yú ㄉㄧ ㄩˊ dai1 jyu1 to be lower than
- 便于 便於 biàn yú ㄅㄧㄢˋ ㄩˊ bin6 jyu1 easy to; convenient for
- 出于 出於 chū yú ㄔㄨ ㄩˊ ceot1 jyu1 due to
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- 勇于 勇於 yǒng yú ㄩㄥˇ ㄩˊ jung5 jyu1 to dare to
- 善于 善於 shàn yú ㄕㄢˋ ㄩˊ sin6 jyu1 to be good at; to be adept at
- 在于 在於 zài yú ㄗㄞˋ ㄩˊ zoi6 jyu1 to rest with; to lie in; to be due to (a certain attribute)
- 基于 基於 jī yú ㄐㄧ ㄩˊ gei1 jyu1 because of
- 大于 大於 dà yú ㄉㄚˋ ㄩˊ daai6 jyu1 greater than; bigger than; more than
- 对于 對於 duì yú ㄉㄨㄟˋ ㄩˊ deoi3 jyu1 regarding; as far as (sth) is concerned; with regard to
- 小于 小於 xiǎo yú ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄩˊ siu2 jyu1 less than, <
- 属于 屬於 shǔ yú ㄕㄨˇ ㄩˊ suk6 jyu1 to belong to; to fall under (a category)
- 忠于 忠於 zhōng yú ㄓㄨㄥ ㄩˊ zung1 jyu1 to be loyal to
- 急于 急於 jí yú ㄐㄧˊ ㄩˊ gap1 jyu1 eager to
- 敢于 敢於 gǎn yú ㄍㄢˇ ㄩˊ gam2 jyu1 to have the courage to do sth
- 于是 於是 yú shì ㄩˊ ㄕˋ jyu1 si6 thereupon; as a result; consequently; thus; hence
- 源于 源於 yuán yú ㄩㄢˊ ㄩˊ jyun4 jyu1 has its origins in
- 用于 用於 yòng yú ㄩㄥˋ ㄩˊ jung6 jyu1 to use in; to use on; to use for
- 等于 等於 děng yú ㄉㄥˇ ㄩˊ dang2 jyu1 to equal
Idioms with these characters
- 不由自主 bù yóu zì zhǔ ㄅㄨˋ ㄧㄡˊ ㄗˋ ㄓㄨˇ bat1 jau4 zi6 zyu2 (idiom) can't help but; involuntarily
- 鬼由心生 guǐ yóu xīn shēng ㄍㄨㄟˇ ㄧㄡˊ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄕㄥ gwai2 jau4 sam1 sang1 devils are born in the heart (idiom)
- 咎由自取 jiù yóu zì qǔ ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄧㄡˊ ㄗˋ ㄑㄩˇ gau3 jau4 zi6 ceoi2 (idiom) to have only oneself to blame; to bring trouble through one's own actions
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- 身不由己 shēn bù yóu jǐ ㄕㄣ ㄅㄨˋ ㄧㄡˊ ㄐㄧˇ san1 bat1 jau4 gei2 (idiom) (of one's circumstances) beyond one's control; unable to do anything about it; (of one's actions) not subject to conscious control (i.e. done in spite of oneself)
- 率由旧章 率由舊章 shuài yóu jiù zhāng ㄕㄨㄞˋ ㄧㄡˊ ㄐㄧㄡˋ ㄓㄤ seot1 jau4 gau6 zoeng1 to act in accordance with the old rules (idiom)
- 听天由命 聽天由命 tīng tiān yóu mìng ㄊㄧㄥ ㄊㄧㄢ ㄧㄡˊ ㄇㄧㄥˋ ting3 tin1 jau4 ming6 (idiom) to submit to the will of heaven; to resign oneself to fate; to trust to luck
- 行不由径 行不由徑 xíng bù yóu jìng ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄧㄡˊ ㄐㄧㄥˋ hang4 bat1 jau4 ging3 lit. never taking a short-cut (idiom); fig. upright and honest
- 言不由衷 yán bù yóu zhōng ㄧㄢˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄧㄡˊ ㄓㄨㄥ jin4 bat1 jau4 cung1 to say sth without meaning it (idiom); to speak tongue in cheek
- 自由自在 zì yóu zì zài ㄗˋ ㄧㄡˊ ㄗˋ ㄗㄞˋ zi6 jau4 zi6 zoi6 free and easy (idiom); carefree
- 安于现状 安於現狀 ān yú xiàn zhuàng ㄢ ㄩˊ ㄒㄧㄢˋ ㄓㄨㄤˋ on1 jyu1 jin6 zong6 to take things as they are (idiom)
- 定于一尊 定於一尊 dìng yú yī zūn ㄉㄧㄥˋ ㄩˊ ㄧ ㄗㄨㄣ ding6 jyu1 jat1 zyun1 (idiom) to rely on a single authority to determine what is correct
- 耿耿于怀 耿耿於懷 gěng gěng yú huái ㄍㄥˇ ㄍㄥˇ ㄩˊ ㄏㄨㄞˊ gang2 gang2 jyu1 waai4 to take troubles to heart (idiom); brooding
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- 公之于世 公之於世 gōng zhī yú shì ㄍㄨㄥ ㄓ ㄩˊ ㄕˋ gung1 zi1 jyu1 sai3 (idiom) to announce to the world; to make public; to let everyone know
- 公之于众 公之於眾 gōng zhī yú zhòng ㄍㄨㄥ ㄓ ㄩˊ ㄓㄨㄥˋ gung1 zi1 jyu1 zung3 to make known to the masses (idiom); to publicize widely
- 公诸于世 公諸於世 gōng zhū yú shì ㄍㄨㄥ ㄓㄨ ㄩˊ ㄕˋ gung1 zyu1 jyu1 sai3 to announce to the world (idiom)
- 孤独于世 孤獨於世 gū dú yú shì ㄍㄨ ㄉㄨˊ ㄩˊ ㄕˋ gu1 duk6 jyu1 sai3 alone in the world (idiom)
- 毁于一旦 毀於一旦 huǐ yú yī dàn ㄏㄨㄟˇ ㄩˊ ㄧ ㄉㄢˋ wai2 jyu1 jat1 daan3 (idiom) ruined in a short time (esp. of sth that took a long time or great effort to achieve)
- 嫁祸于人 嫁禍於人 jià huò yú rén ㄐㄧㄚˋ ㄏㄨㄛˋ ㄩˊ ㄖㄣˊ gaa3 wo6 jyu1 jan4 to pass the misfortune on to sb else (idiom); to blame others
- 假手于人 假手於人 jiǎ shǒu yú rén ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄕㄡˇ ㄩˊ ㄖㄣˊ gaa2 sau2 jyu1 jan4 (idiom) to get one's own task done by sb else
Example sentences
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由于 由於 下雨 ， 野餐 泡汤 泡湯 了 。
The picnic was called off because of the rain.
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由于 由於 火车 火車 延误 延誤 ， 我 迟到 遲到 了 。
I was late as a result of the train delay.
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公司 由于 由於 缺乏 资本 資本 倒闭 倒閉 了 。
The firm went under due to lack of capital.
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由于 由於 天气 天氣 变 變 差 ， 出发 出發 延迟 延遲 了 。
With the weather getting worse, the departure was put off.
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由于 由於 天气 天氣 恶劣 惡劣 ， 飞机 飛機 延误 延誤 了 。
Due to bad weather, the plane was late.
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