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由 (yóu) means "from" or "by; via; through." It appears in 我们由这里出发。 (We set off from here.) and 这些菜是由他做的。 (These dishes were made by him.) In the dialogue, A asks where they set off from, and B replies 由学校出发。 (We set off from the school.)

What does 由 mean?

  1. 1.

    frompreposition

  2. 2.

    by; via; throughpreposition

What does the character 由 mean?

  • 由from

How do you use 由?

See it in 由这里出发 and 由他做的

What are some examples of 由 in a sentence?

  1. 我们由这里出发。

    Wǒmen yóu zhèlǐ chūfā.

    We set off from here.

  2. 这些菜是由他做的。

    Zhèxiē cài shì yóu tā zuò de.

    These dishes were made by him.

How is 由 used in a conversation?

  1. Speaker A:

    我们从哪里出发?

    Wǒmen cóng nǎlǐ chūfā?

    Where do we set off from?

  2. Speaker B:

    由学校出发。

    Yóu xuéxiào chūfā.

    We set off from the school.

  3. Speaker A:

    几点?

    Jǐ diǎn?

    What time?

  4. Speaker B:

    早上八点。

    Zǎoshang bā diǎn.

    Eight in the morning.

Can you use 由 correctly?

0 of 3 answered
  1. 1.Fill in the blank (by): 这些菜是___他做的。 (These dishes were made by him.)
  2. 2.What does 我们由这里出发。 mean?
  3. 3.What does 由学校出发。 mean?

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English glosses on this page are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG (snapshot 2026-10-23), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Glosses were edited for learners.