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yóu

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yóu Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
yóu | you2
English translation
to follow
from
it is for...to
reason
cause
because of
due to
to
to leave it (to sb)
by (introduces passive verb)
cause, reason; from

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About yóu

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Number of strokes

5

Traditional form

yóu

Contains the radical

Tián

Part of speech

Preposition / 介词 jiè cí Jiècí

Learning hint

Road  shù  leading to the farm  Tián

Etymology of yóu

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

Tián

Explanation

Origin unclear.

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Example sentences using yóu

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tàn le kǒu , zhàn le 起来 qǐlai , 不由自主 bù yóu zì zhǔ de hǎo 裙子 qúnzi ,平头 píng tóu .

She sighed, stood up, automatically adjusted her skirt and smoothed her hair.

yòng 不不不不固态 gù tài 聚酯 jù zhǐ bǎn 制作 zhìzuò shì jiān jiē yóu qíng piān lái 制版 zhì bǎn ,不求 gěi 洋间步调 bù diào .

Solid polyester version is direct female slice of seihan without intermediate step.

由于 yóuyú 湿度 shī dù Gāo ,今晚 jīn wǎn 屋子 wūzi 舒服 shūfu .

The house is not comfortable tonight because of the high humidity.

不由自主 bù yóu zì zhǔ bèi 后面 hòumian de 人群 rén qún tuī yǒng ér qián .

I was forced along , against my wish, by the crowd behind me.

dòu wán Fēng yóu 付费 fù fèi de xìn , 顿时 dùnshí 大发雷霆 dà fā léi tíng ,随即 suíjí 便 biàn xìn 粉碎 fěnsuì .

As soon as he finished reading the collect letter, he fell into a rage and tore it into pieces.

Words with yóu

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
yóu from yóu
由于 yóuyú due to由於
自由 zìyóu freedom自由 zìyóu
理由 lǐyóu reason理由 lǐyóu
由此 yóu cǐ hereby由此 yóu cǐ
不由 bù yóu can't help (doing sth)不由 bù yóu
不由自主 bù yóu zì zhǔ can't help; involuntarily (idiom)不由自主 bù yóu zì zhǔ
不由得 bùyóude can't help不由得 bùyóude
由衷 yóu zhōng heartfelt由衷 yóu zhōng
由此可见 yóu cǐ kě jiàn from this, it can be seen that...由此可見
缘由 yuán yóu reason緣由
自由自在 zì yóu zì zài leisurely自由自在 zì yóu zì zài
任由 rèn yóu to allow任由 rèn yóu
自由主义 zì yóu zhǔ yì liberalism自由主義
经由 jīng yóu via經由
路由器 lù yóu qì router (computing)路由器 lù yóu qì
身不由己 shēn bù yóu jǐ not of one's own volition身不由己 shēn bù yóu jǐ
自由基 zì yóu jī free radical自由基 zì yóu jī
由来 yóu lái origin由來
听天由命 tīng tiān yóu mìng to submit to the will of heaven聽天由命
自由泳 zì yóu yǒng freestyle swimming自由泳 zì yóu yǒng
自由化 zì yóu huà liberalization自由化 zì yóu huà
咎由自取 jiù yóu zì qǔ to have only oneself to blame (idiom)咎由自取 jiù yóu zì qǔ
自由党 zì yóu dǎng Liberal Party自由黨
自由式 zì yóu shì freestyle (in sports)自由式 zì yóu shì

yóu Decomposition & Compounds

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yóu Decomposition

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yóu Compounds

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  • yóu
    • huà
      • huà
    • chōu
    • yín
      • yín
      • yǎn , yǎn , yín , , yǐn , , , ,
    • pīng
    • , yóu , yóu , zhòu , xiù , jiè , , zhóu , miào , yòu , yòu , yóu , yòu , zhòu , zhóu , , zhòu , xiù , xiù , , zhòu , , zhú , yóu , , , , , , , zhóu , yóu , , ,
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