由着
yóu zhe
Pinyin

Definition

由着
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yóu zhe
  1. let (one) have his way
  2. as (one) pleases
  3. at (one's) will

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]
著
zhù
  1. 1 to make known
  2. 2 to show
  3. 3 to prove
  4. 4 to write
  5. 5 book
  6. 6 outstanding
任由
rèn yóu
  1. 1 to let (sb do sth)
  2. 2 to allow
  3. 3 regardless of
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
著名
zhù míng
  1. 1 famous
  2. 2 noted
  3. 3 well-known
  4. 4 celebrated
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
显著
xiǎn zhù
  1. 1 outstanding
  2. 2 notable
  3. 3 remarkable
  4. 4 statistically significant
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)
来由
lái yóu
  1. 1 reason
  2. 2 cause
卓著
zhuó zhù
  1. 1 outstanding
  2. 2 eminent
  3. 3 brilliant
原由
yuán yóu
  1. 1 variant of 緣由|缘由[yuán yóu]
原著
yuán zhù
  1. 1 original work (not translation or abridged)
合著
hé zhù
  1. 1 to write jointly
  2. 2 to co-author

Idioms (15)

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)
仰屋著书
yǎng wū zhù shū
  1. 1 lit. to stare at the ceiling while writing a book (idiom); to put one's whole body and soul into a book
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
察微知著
chá wēi zhī zhù
  1. 1 to examine tiny clues to know general trends (idiom)
  2. 2 to deduce the whole story from small traces
恶名昭著
è míng zhāo zhù
  1. 1 notorious (idiom)
  2. 2 infamous
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
著书立说
zhù shū lì shuō
  1. 1 to write a book advancing one's theory (idiom)
行不由径
xíng bù yóu jìng
  1. 1 lit. never taking a short-cut (idiom); fig. upright and honest
见微知著
jiàn wēi zhī zhù
  1. 1 one tiny clue reveals the general trend (idiom); small beginnings show how things will develop
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

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