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1. verb [听凭] give in to

不能什么事都由着孩子。

You can't give in to children in everything.
2. verb [经过] go through

必由之路

the only way
3. preposition [归] by

这件事由你去安排吧！

This business will be dealt with by you.
4. preposition [根据]

这篇论文由三个部分构成。

This essay is made up of three parts.

由此可见

from this we can see
5. preposition [从]

由简到繁

from simple to complex

由上海到深圳

from Shanghai to Shenzhen
6. preposition [由于] due to

她头痛是由睡眠不足引起的。

Her headache is due to lack of sleep.
7. noun cause

理由

reason

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2. by
3. per

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary (1 result)

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1. 动经过；经由

必由之路。

言不由衷。
2. 介引进动作经过的路线、场所

由小路走近得多。

参观者请由东门入场。
3. 介引进动作的起点、变化的来源

由南到北。

由早9点到晚8点。

由三所大学组合成西南联合大学。

由蝌蚪变成青蛙。
4. 介引进动作的施事者

经费由我方提供。

客人由厂长陪同。
5. 介引进凭借、依据的对象

由试验结果看，效果良好。

由上述史料可以作出结论。

由此可知。
6. 名由来；原因

原由。

情由。

理由。

事由。
7. 介引进事物发生的原因或方式，相当于"由于""通过"

咎由自取。

大会代表由选举产生。
8. 动 [文] 遵循

率由旧章。
9. 动顺从；听任

身不由己。

由他去吧！

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这个计划由他创议，也应该由他负责。: This plan was initiated by him, so he should be in charge.
由于大使有急事回国了，这件事情由临时代办处理解决。: Because the ambassador has returned to his country for an emergency, this affair will be handled by the charge d'affaires.
由此及彼、由表及理是一种有效的归纳演绎方法。: From one to the other and from outside to inside is an effective method of induction and deduction.
由于养狗人的疏于防范，致使多人被狗咬伤。
在产品的保固期间有问题应该由厂家负责。: If any problems occur in the warranty period of a product, the manufacturer will have to take responsibility.
由于病情严重，他申请保了外执行。: Due to his serious illness, he applied to temporarily serve the sentence outside prison.
很多贝子是由于立了战功或其他功勋而加封的。: Many people in the Tang Dynasty who were awarded Beizi (a knighthood) gained the honor due to their outstanding military exploits.
由于防护不当，这件案子的污点证人被害。: Due to inadequate protection, the main witness to the crime was murdered.
夜深人静，他任由思想奔涌。: In the still of night, he allows his mind to run wild.
这么小的工作量，本该由一人完成。: The workload is so small that it should have been finished by one person.; 2311 more results

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Prepositions as conveyors of time

Prepositions as conveyors of time

A preposition is used before an object, noun, pronoun or a phrase, to form a phrase that describes a place, position, direction, method, time, object, aim, or the passive voice. Prepositional phrases can be used as adverbial adjuncts, objects, attributives or compliments. Normal prepositions that convey time such as “从” cóng, “自” zì, “自从” zìcóng, “由” yóu, “打” dǎ, “在” zài, “当” dāng, “于” yú are placed before time words. “当” is often used with “的时候” de shíhou together to form an adverbial adjunct.
(1) 他从6岁开始坚持每天锻炼身体。
(2) 他自（自从）那天就再也没有迟到过。
(3) 这家银行营业时间：由9点到17点。
(4) 打昨天起他就觉得头痛。
(5) 当我想起他的时候，他已经不见了。
(6) 新中国成立于1949年。

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