由来
yóu lái
Pinyin

Definition

由来
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yóu lái
  1. origin

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

理由
lǐ yóu
  1. 1 reason
  2. 2 grounds
  3. 3 justification
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
由
yóu
  1. 1 to follow
  2. 2 from
  3. 3 it is for...to
  4. 4 reason
  5. 5 cause
  6. 6 because of
  7. 7 due to
  8. 8 to
  9. 9 to leave it (to sb)
  10. 10 by (introduces passive verb)
自由
zì yóu
  1. 1 freedom
  2. 2 free
  3. 3 liberty
  4. 4 CL:個|个[gè]
由于
yóu yú
  1. 1 due to
  2. 2 as a result of
  3. 3 thanks to
  4. 4 owing to
  5. 5 since
  6. 6 because
由衷
yóu zhōng
  1. 1 heartfelt
  2. 2 sincere
  3. 3 unfeigned
路由器
lù yóu qì
  1. 1 router (computing)
身不由己
shēn bù yóu jǐ
  1. 1 without the freedom to act independently (idiom); involuntary
  2. 2 not of one's own volition
  3. 3 in spite of oneself
三岛由纪夫
Sān dǎo Yóu jì fū
  1. 1 Mishima Yukio (1925-1970), Japanese author, pen name of (平岡公威|平冈公威, Hiraoka Kimitake)
不由
bù yóu
  1. 1 can't help (doing sth)
不由得
bù yóu de
  1. 1 can't help
  2. 2 cannot but
事由
shì yóu
  1. 1 main content
  2. 2 matter
  3. 3 work
  4. 4 origin of an incident
  5. 5 cause
  6. 6 purpose
  7. 7 subject (of business letter)
任由
rèn yóu
  1. 1 to let (sb do sth)
  2. 2 to allow
  3. 3 regardless of
来由
lái yóu
  1. 1 reason
  2. 2 cause
原由
yuán yóu
  1. 1 variant of 緣由|缘由[yuán yóu]
咎由自取
jiù yóu zì qǔ
  1. 1 to have only oneself to blame (idiom)
  2. 2 to bring trouble through one's own actions
因由
yīn yóu
  1. 1 reason
  2. 2 cause
  3. 3 predestined relationship (Buddhism)
必由之路
bì yóu zhī lù
  1. 1 the road one must follow or take
  2. 2 the only way
根由
gēn yóu
  1. 1 the whys and the wherefores
  2. 2 the detailed story
  3. 3 root cause
无由
wú yóu
  1. 1 to be unable (to do sth)
  2. 2 no reason to ...
  3. 3 without rhyme or reason
由来
yóu lái
  1. 1 origin

Idioms (10)

不由自主
bù yóu zì zhǔ
  1. 1 can't help; involuntarily (idiom)
人在江湖，身不由己
rén zài jiāng hú , shēn bù yóu jǐ
  1. 1 you can't always do as you like
  2. 2 one has to compromise in this world (idiom)
咎由自取
jiù yóu zì qǔ
  1. 1 to have only oneself to blame (idiom)
  2. 2 to bring trouble through one's own actions
率由旧章
shuài yóu jiù zhāng
  1. 1 to act in accordance with the old rules (idiom)
  2. 2 to follow a proven formula
自由自在
zì yóu zì zài
  1. 1 free and easy (idiom); carefree
  2. 2 leisurely
行不由径
xíng bù yóu jìng
  1. 1 lit. never taking a short-cut (idiom); fig. upright and honest
言不由衷
yán bù yóu zhōng
  1. 1 to say sth without meaning it (idiom); to speak tongue in cheek
  2. 2 saying one thing but meaning sth different
丰俭由人
fēng jiǎn yóu rén
  1. 1 fancy or simple according to sb's budget (idiom)
身不由己
shēn bù yóu jǐ
  1. 1 without the freedom to act independently (idiom); involuntary
  2. 2 not of one's own volition
  3. 3 in spite of oneself
鬼由心生
guǐ yóu xīn shēng
  1. 1 devils are born in the heart (idiom)
  2. 2 fears originate in the mind

Sample Sentences

金马奖名字的由来是什么呢？创办那一年是农历马年吗？
jīnmǎjiǎng míngzi de yóulái shì shénme ne ？chuàngbàn nà yī nián shì nónglì mǎnián ma ？
What is the origin of the name Golden Horse? Was it the Year of the Horse the year it was founded?
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