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Traditional
Pīnyīn
English Definition Add a new word to the dictionary Simplified
HSK
freedom; liberty / free; unrestricted / CL: 種|种
HSK 2
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  *由* | 由* | *由
to follow / from / because of; due to / by; via; through / (before a noun and a verb) it is for ... to ...
HSK 3
reason / grounds / justification / CL: 個|个
HSK 3
reason / cause
main content / matter / work / origin of an incident / cause / purpose / subject (of business letter)
the whys and the wherefores / the detailed story / root cause
via
freedom of speech
reason; cause
without any reason / for no reason
to be unable (to do sth) / no reason to ... / without rhyme or reason
(constitutional) freedom of association
reason / cause / predestined relationship (Buddhism)
routing (in computer networks)
main points of a case / brief / summary
variant of 緣由|缘由
high points (of a document) / resume
proper reason / reasonable grounds
to hand over (responsibility for sth) to (sb) / to leave it to (sb else to take charge of the next stage of a process)
namely
to let (sb do sth) / to allow / regardless of
indiscriminate
can't help (doing sth)
freedom of the media
academic freedom
freedom of the press
by means of; through; by
by means of; through; by
freedom of action


Tip: Pinyin can be entered with or without tone numbers, e.g. 'nihao' or 'ni3hao3'.
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