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  • 1

    v.fmlpass through; go by way of

    • bì yóu zhī lù

      the road one must follow

    • yóu hǎi dào ér qù

      海道

      take the coast road

    • jīng yóu

      go by way of

  • 2

    n.cause; reason

    • lǐ yóu

      reason

    • shì yóu

      cause of a matter

    • yīn yóu

      cause

  • 3

    prep.because of; due to; owing to

    • jiù yóu zì qǔ

      trouble of one's own making

    • yóu yú

      owing to

  • 4

    v.fmladhere to; follow; obey; be up to somebody

    • yóu zhe nǐ

      be up to you

    • shì qing bù yóu zì jǐ kòng zhì

      事情自己控制

      Things are beyond one's control.

    • tā zǒng shì yóu zhe xìng zi

      总是性子

      He does as he pleases.

  • 5

    prep.by; through; via

    • yóu qún zhòng jǔ jiàn

      群众举荐

      be recommended by the masses

  • 6

    prep.by means of

    • yóu qīng yǔ yǎng huà hé ér chéng

      化合

      be composed of hydrogen and oxygen

    • yóu cǐ kě zhī

      this shows that

  • 7

    prep.(indicating a starting point) from

    • yóu běi jīng chū fā

      北京出发

      set off from Beijing

    • yóu shàng dào xià

      from top to bottom

    • yóu dōng xiàng xī

      西

      from East to West

  • 8

    prep.(done) by somebody

    • yóu tā lǐng dǎo

      领导

      be supervised by him

    • yóu wǒ fù qián

      be paid by me

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Chinese Characters with pinyin yóu

  • swim; rove around
  • outstanding; especially
  • oil; apply tung oil or paint
  • post; postal
  • just as; still