What does 由 mean in Chinese?

由 (yóu) means "by; from" in Chinese.

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Q: How do you use 由 in a sentence?

晚饭由我来做。 (Wǎnfàn yóu wǒ lái zuò.) — Dinner will be made by me.

Pinyin: yóu

by; from

🏮 Chinese HSK 4 🔗 Grammar Words

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晚饭由我来做。

Wǎnfàn yóu wǒ lái zuò.

Dinner will be made by me.

What 由 means

由 (yóu) is a Chinese word meaning “by; from”. It belongs to the Grammar Words topic and appears at HSK 4, so it is one of the words worth learning early when you study Chinese.

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HSK 4

也许 yě xǔ maybe 一般 yī bān generally; ordinary 一切 yī qiè everything 一直 yì zhí always; continuously 以 yǐ with; by means of 因此 yīn cǐ therefore 应该 yīng gāi should 永远 yǒng yuǎn forever 由于 yóu yú due to 于 yú at; in 与 yǔ and; with 原来 yuán lái originally; it turns out

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