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yóu

Main
English Definition	to follow; from; because of; due to; by; via; through; (before a noun and a verb) it is for ... to ...
Simplified Script	由
Traditional Script	Same
Pinyin	yóu
Effective Pinyin (After Tone Sandhi)	Same
Zhuyin (Bopomofo)	ㄧㄡˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping)	jau⁴
Part of Speech	(介) preposition
Proficiency Test Level	HSK.v3=3 TOCFL=6

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Words With Same Head Word
由于	yóuyú	due to; as a result of; thanks to; owing to; since; because
由来	yóulái	origin
由此	yóucǐ	hereby; from this
由此可见	yóucǐ kějiàn	from this, it can be seen that...
由衷	yóuzhōng	heartfelt; sincere; unfeigned

Words With Same Tail Word
自由	zìyóu	freedom; free; liberty
理由	lǐyóu	reason; grounds; justification
不由	bùyóu	can't help (doing something)
经由	jīngyóu	via
缘由	yuányóu	reason; cause

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