由[yóu]

名cause; reason

♦ 因由

♦ 理由

动

1. pass through; go by way of

♦ 必由之路

2. be up to sb.; rest with sb.

♦ 事不~己。 Things are beyond one's control. or Things are getting out of hand.

♦ ~着性子 do as one pleases

介

1. by; through; via

♦ ~边门出去。 Exit by the side door.

♦ ~此入内。 This way in. or Entrance.

♦ ~水路而来 come by the water route

2. (done) by sb.

♦ 这个钱该~我付。 This money should be paid by me.

♦ 这件事~他处理。 Leave it to him.

3. because of; due to

♦ ~粗心大意造成的错误 mistakes due to carelessness

4. by means of

♦ 水~氢与氧化合而成。 Water is composed of hydrogen and oxygen.

♦ 代表~民主协商选举产生。 The representatives were elected after democratic consultation.

5. from

♦ ~银川出发 set off from Yinchuan

♦ ~点到面 spread over a whole area from one point

♦ ~下而上 from bottom to top; from the lower level upward; from below