Usage of the character 由
yóu
由
[由]
- to follow
- from
- because of; due to
- by; via; through
- (before a noun and a verb) it is for ... to ...
láiyóu
来由
[來由]
- reason; cause
zhāiyóu
摘由
[摘由]
- high points (of a document)
- resume
yóulái
由来
[由來]
- origin
gēnyóu
根由
[根由]
- the whys and the wherefores
- the detailed story
- root cause
shìyóu
事由
[事由]
- main content
- matter
- work
- origin of an incident
- cause
- purpose
- subject (of business letter)
yóuzhōng
由衷
[由衷]
- heartfelt
- sincere
- unfeigned
jièyóu
借由
[藉由]
- by means of; through; by
jīngyóu
经由
[經由]
- via
jiāoyóu
交由
[交由]
- to hand over (responsibility for sth) to (sb)
- to leave it to (sb else to take charge of the next stage of a process)
yóujìng
由径
[由徑]
- to follow a narrow path
yuányóu
原由
[原由]
- variant of 緣由／缘由 (yuányóu)
yóuyú
由于
[由於]
- due to
- as a result of
- thanks to
- owing to
- since
- because
wúyóu
无由
[無由]
- to be unable (to do sth)
- no reason to ...
- without rhyme or reason
yóuzhe
由着
[由著]
- let (one) have his way
- as (one) pleases
- at (one's) will
yóutou
由头
[由頭]
- pretext
- excuse
- justification
- reason
ànyóu
案由
[案由]
- main points of a case
- brief
- summary
yóuxún
由旬
[由旬]
- yojana (Vedic measure, about 8 miles)
zìyóu
自由
[自由]
- freedom; liberty
- free; unrestricted
- CL:種／种 (zhǒng)
yuányóu
缘由
[緣由]
- reason
- cause
jièyóu
藉由
[藉由]
- by means of; through; by
lùyóu
路由
[路由]
- routing (in computer networks)
jíyóu
即由
[即由]
- namely
yīnyóu
因由
[因由]
- reason
- cause
- predestined relationship (Buddhism)
lǐyóu
理由
[理由]
- reason
- grounds
- justification
- CL:個／个 (gè)
yóucǐ
由此
[由此]
- hereby
- from this
rènyóu
任由
[任由]
- to let (sb do sth)
- to allow
- regardless of
bùyóu
不由
[不由]
- can't help (doing sth)
zìyóujī
自由基
[自由基]
- free radical
zìyóuhán
自由焓
[自由焓]
- free enthalpy (thermodynamics)
- Gibbs free energy
zìyóuhuà
自由化
[自由化]
- liberalization
- freeing (from sth)
Zìyóushì
自由市
[自由市]
- Libreville, capital of Gabon (Tw)
zìyóupài
自由派
[自由派]
- liberal
zìyóugǎng
自由港
[自由港]
- free port
méiláiyóu
没来由
[沒來由]
- without any reason
- for no reason
zìyóudù
自由度
[自由度]
- (number of) degrees of freedom (physics and statistics)
zìyóudǎng
自由党
[自由黨]
- Liberal Party
zìyóushì
自由式
[自由式]
- freestyle (in sports)
Zìyóuchéng
自由城
[自由城]
- Freetown, capital of Sierra Leone (Tw)
Zhū Yóuxiào
朱由校
[朱由校]
- personal name of fifteenth Ming emperor Tianqi 明天啟／明天启 ( Míng Tiānqǐ) (1605-1627), reigned 1620-1627
zìyóuxíng
自由刑
[自由刑]
- (law) deprivation of freedom
yóubude
由不得
[由不得]
- cannot help
- to be beyond control of
bùyóude
不由得
[不由得]
- can't help
- cannot but
zìyóuyǒng
自由泳
[自由泳]
- freestyle swimming
zìyóuxíng
自由行
[自由行]
- travel organized by oneself rather than in a tour group
lùyóuqì
路由器
[路由器]
- router (computing)
Zìyóu Gǔbā
自由古巴
[自由古巴]
- Cuba Libre
bùyóuzìzhǔ
不由自主
[不由自主]
- can't help; involuntarily (idiom)
zìyóufàngrèn
自由放任
[自由放任]
- laissez-faire
Zìyóushénxiàng
自由神像
[自由神像]
- Statue of Liberty
yánbùyóuzhōng
言不由衷
[言不由衷]
- to say sth without meaning it (idiom); to speak tongue in cheek
- saying one thing but meaning sth different
yóucǐkějiàn
由此可见
[由此可見]
- from this, it can be seen that...
guǐyóuxīnshēng
鬼由心生
[鬼由心生]
- devils are born in the heart (idiom)
- fears originate in the mind
bùyóufēnshuō
不由分说
[不由分說]
- to allow no explanation
zìyóusǎnmàn
自由散漫
[自由散漫]
- easygoing
- lax
- unconstrained
- unruly
jìngyóuxīnshēng
境由心生
[境由心生]
- our mindset frames how we view the world
bìyóuzhīlù
必由之路
[必由之路]
- see 必經之路／必经之路 (bìjīngzhīlù)
yóushèngzhuǎnshuāi
由盛转衰
[由盛轉衰]
- from prosperity to decline
- at its peak before the decline
zìyóuyìzhì
自由意志
[自由意志]
- free will
zìyóuqiánshuǐ
自由潜水
[自由潛水]
- freediving; skin diving
zìyóutǐcāo
自由体操
[自由體操]
- floor (gymnastics)
méitǐzìyóu
媒体自由
[媒體自由]
- freedom of the media
lùyóuxiédìng
路由协定
[路由協定]
- routing protocol
zìyóuqǐyè
自由企业
[自由企業]
- free enterprise (in capitalist theory)
shuàiyóujiùzhāng
率由旧章
[率由舊章]
- to act in accordance with the old rules (idiom)
- to follow a proven formula
shēnbùyóujǐ
身不由己
[身不由己]
- without the freedom to act independently (idiom); involuntary
- not of one's own volition
- in spite of oneself
xīnwénzìyóu
新闻自由
[新聞自由]
- freedom of the press
zhèngdànglǐyóu
正当理由
[正當理由]
- proper reason
- reasonable grounds
tīngtiānyóumìng
听天由命
[聽天由命]
- (idiom) to submit to the will of heaven; to resign oneself to fate; to trust to luck
yóuliánshēng'ài
由怜生爱
[由憐生愛]
- to develop love for sb out of pity for them
zìyóuzhǔyì
自由主义
[自由主義]
- liberalism
zìyóuhuódòng
自由活动
[自由活動]
- free time (between organized activities)
zìyóuzhíyè
自由职业
[自由職業]
- self-employed
- profession
zìyóuzìzài
自由自在
[自由自在]
- free and easy (idiom); carefree
- leisurely
xíngbùyóujìng
行不由径
[行不由徑]
- lit. never taking a short-cut (idiom); fig. upright and honest
xíngdòngzìyóu
行动自由
[行動自由]
- freedom of action
zìyóushìchǎng
自由市场
[自由市場]
- free market
jiéshèzìyóu
结社自由
[結社自由]
- (constitutional) freedom of association
zìyóuruǎnjiàn
自由软件
[自由軟件]
- free software (i.e. software for which sharing, modification etc is permitted)
yóucǐkànlái
由此看来
[由此看來]
- thereby
- judging from this
zìyóuluòtǐ
自由落体
[自由落體]
- free-fall
yóubiǎojílǐ
由表及里
[由表及裡]
- to proceed from the outside to the inside
- to see the essence merely by looking at the superficial appearance
zìyóumàoyì
自由贸易
[自由貿易]
- free trade
yánlùnzìyóu
言论自由
[言論自由]
- freedom of speech
fēngjiǎnyóurén
丰俭由人
[豐儉由人]
- (idiom) fancy or simple according to one's budget
lùyóuxiéyì
路由协议
[路由協議]
- routing protocols
Zìyóu Zhōngguó
自由中国
[自由中國]
- Free China (Cold War era term for the Republic of China on Taiwan, as distinct from "Red China")
xuéshùzìyóu
学术自由
[學術自由]
- academic freedom
zìyóuwángguó
自由王国
[自由王國]
- realm of freedom (philosophy)
zìyóujiàngluò
自由降落
[自由降落]
- free fall
jiùyóuzìqǔ
咎由自取
[咎由自取]
- (idiom) to have only oneself to blame; to bring trouble through one's own actions
qiǎngzìyóujī
羟自由基
[羥自由基]
- hydroxyl radical
bùfēnqíngyóu
不分情由
[不分情由]
- indiscriminate
zìyóumàoyìqū
自由贸易区
[自由貿易區]
- free trade zone
- free trade area
Zìyóu Nüshénxiàng
自由女神像
[自由女神像]
- Statue of Liberty
Jiūshān Yóujìfū
鸠山由纪夫
[鳩山由紀夫]
- Hatoyama Yukio (1947-), Japanese Democratic Party politician, prime minister 2009-2010
Xiǎoyě Bùyóuměi
小野不由美
[小野不由美]
- Ono Fuyumi (1960-), Japanese novelist
chōngzúlǐyóulü
充足理由律
[充足理由律]
- sufficient grounds (law)
zìyóujuéshìyuè
自由爵士乐
[自由爵士樂]
- free jazz (music genre)
Zìyóu Mínzhǔdǎng
自由民主党
[自由民主黨]
- Liberal Democratic Party
zìyóuxuǎnzéquán
自由选择权
[自由選擇權]
- free agency
Sāndǎo Yóujìfū
三岛由纪夫
[三島由紀夫]
- Mishima Yukio (1925-1970), Japanese author, pen name of (平岡公威／平冈公威, Hiraoka Kimitake)
zìyóuyìzhìzhǔyì
自由意志主义
[自由意志主義]
- libertarianism
zìyóusùshízhǔyì
自由素食主义
[自由素食主義]
- Freeganism
zìyóujīqīngchújì
自由基清除剂
[自由基清除劑]
- radical scavenger (chemistry)
Zìyóu Yàzhōu Diàntái
自由亚洲电台
[自由亞洲電台]
- Radio Free Asia
bùzìyóu,wúnìngsǐ
不自由，毋宁死
[不自由，毋寧死]
- give me liberty or give me death
Zìyóu Ruǎnjiàn Jījīnhuì
自由软件基金会
[自由軟件基金會]
- Free Software Foundation
Oūzhōu Zìyóu Màoyì Liánméng
欧洲自由贸易联盟
[歐洲自由貿易聯盟]
- European Free Trade Association
rénzàijiānghú,shēnbùyóujǐ
人在江湖，身不由己
[人在江湖，身不由己]
- you can't always do as you like
- one has to compromise in this world (idiom)
yóujiǎnrùshēyì,yóushērùjiǎnnán
由俭入奢易，由奢入俭难
[由儉入奢易，由奢入儉難]
- (idiom) it is easy to go from frugality to extravagance; the reverse is not so easy