由

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Example sentences

• 我自由了！

  Wǒ zì yóu le

  I'm free!

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• 由着你吧。

  Yóu zhe nǐ ba

  As you wish.

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• 你是自由人。

  N sh z y u r n

  You're a free man.

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• 我只要自由。

  Wǒ zhǐ yào zì yóu

  All I want is my freedom.

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Words containing 由

• 自由zì yóu 4–2 freedom; liberty; free; unrestricted
• 由yóu 2to follow; from; because of; due to; by; via; through; (before a noun and a verb) it is for ... to ...
• 由于yóu yú 2–2 due to; as a result of; thanks to; owing to; since; because
• 理由lǐ yóu 3–2 reason; grounds; justification
• 由此yóu cǐ 2–3 hereby; from this
• 不由得bù yóu de 4–2–5can't help; cannot but
• 不由自主bù yóu zì zhǔ 4–2–4–3can't help; involuntarily (idiom)
• 由衷yóu zhōng 2–1 heartfelt; sincere; unfeigned
• 自由自在zì yóu zì zài 4–2–4–4free and easy (idiom); carefree; leisurely
• 身不由己shēn bù yóu jǐ 1–4–2–3without the freedom to act independently (idiom); involuntary; not of one's own volition; in spite of oneself
• 由来yóu lái 2–2 origin
• 由此可见yóu cǐ kě jiàn 2–3–3–4from this, it can be seen that...