Chinese Traditional: 由
Chinese Simplified: 由
Pinyin: you2
Zhuyin: ㄧㄡˊ
English Meaning: 1. from, because of, due to 2. to leave it (to someone), to entrust (someone to) 3. cause 4. to follow the wishes of 5. to allow or entrust someone to do 6. by or through
German Meaning: aufgrund, weil

Example Sentences:

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起司是由牛奶製成的。
起司是由牛奶制成的。
qi3 si1 shi4 you2 niu2 nai3 zhi4 cheng2 de5.
Cheese is made from milk.
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水是由氫和氧組成的。
水是由氢和氧组成的。
shui3 shi4 you2 qing1 he2 yang3 zu3 cheng2 de5.
Water is composed of hydrogen and oxygen.
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印尼是由許多島嶼組成的。
印尼是由许多岛屿组成的。
yin4 ni2 shi4 you2 xu3 duo1 dao3 yu3 zu3 cheng2 de5.
Indonesia is comprised of many islands.
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傑克船長是由強尼戴普扮演的一個虛構角色。
杰克船长是由强尼戴普扮演的一个虚构角色。
jie2 ke4 chuan2 zhang3 shi4 you2 qiang2 ni2 dai4 pu3 ban4 yan3 de5 yi2 ge5 xu1 gou4 jiao3 se4.
Jack Sparrow is a fictional character portrayed by Johnny Depp.
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太陽主要是由氫和氦組成。
太阳主要是由氢和氦组成。
tai4 yang2 zhu3 yao4 shi4 you2 qing1 he2 hai4 zu3 cheng2.
The sun mostly consists of hydrogen and helium.
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這個栩栩如生的機器人是由東芝用最先進的科技研發出來的。
这个栩栩如生的机器人是由东芝用最先进的科技研发出来的。
zhe4 ge5 xu3 xu3 ru2 sheng1 de5 ji1 qi4 ren2 shi4 you2 dong1 zhi1 yong4 zui4 xian1 jin4 de5 ke1 ji4 yan2 fa1 chu1 lai2 de5.
This lifelike robot was developed by Toshiba using the state-of-the-art technology.
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所有公司的電子郵件都由她自己處理。
所有公司的电子邮件都由她自己处理。
suo3 you3 gong1 si1 de5 dian4 zi3 you2 jian4 dou1 you2 ta1 zi4 ji3 chu3 li3.
She deals with all the company emails by herself.
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