MEANING/意义
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1(be done) by; via; from; by means of; due to; to obey，to follow; (lit.) to abide byType preposition/介词; verb/动词2cause，reason; to pass throughType character/汉字
由
EXAMPLES/列句
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由...组成
be made up of...，be composed of... -
以....为由
to use... as an excuse
COMBINATIONS/组合
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由于
since，because; due to，because of
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由来
origin，reason
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由衷
from the bottom of one's heart，sincere，heartfelt
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由此
hereby，from this，from here
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由头
pretext，excuse
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经由
via，by way of，through
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理由
reason，ground，cause，excuse
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自由
freedom; free
