缘由 (緣由)
yuán yóu
Pinyin

Definition

缘由 (緣由)
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yuán yóu
  1. reason
  2. cause

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

lǐ yóu
  1. 1 reason
  2. 2 grounds
  3. 3 justification
  4. 4 classifier: 个 gè
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)
zì yóu
  1. 1 freedom
  2. 2 free
  3. 3 liberty
  4. 4 classifier: 个 gè
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
yóu zhōng
  1. 1 heartfelt
  2. 2 sincere
  3. 3 unfeigned

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