5 strokes
5 画

tián

field


  • give in to
  • by
  • due to
  • cause

yóu-yú
由于

prep.

as a result of

yóu-lái
由来

n.

origin

yóu-zhōng
由衷

adj.

heartfelt

yóu-yú
由于…

due to …

yóu-cǐ
由此

adv.

therefrom; hence; thus

yóu-lái-yǐ-jiǔ
由来已久
for a long time

yóu-jiǎn-dào-fán
由简到繁
from simple to complex

Usage 用法

give in to

Bù néng shén-me shì dōu yóu zhe hái-zi.
不能什么事都由着孩子。
You can’t give in to children in everything.

by

Zhè jiàn shì yóu nǐ qù ān-pái ba!
这件事有你去安排吧!
He wants to be close to her.

due to

Tā tóu-tòng shì yóu shuì-mián-bù-zú yǐn-qǐ de.
她头痛是由睡眠不足引起的。
Her headache is due to lack of sleep.