| yóu | to follow/from/it is for...to/reason/cause/because of/due to/to/to leave it (to sb)/by (introduces passive verb) |
| 由 | to follow from it is for...to |
| 由一斑窥全豹 | to learn all from one |
| 由不得 | be beyond the control of; cannot help |
| 由于 | due to as a result of thanks to |
| 由天而降 | to come from nowhere |
| 由头 | pretext excuse justification |
| 由径 | to follow a narrow path |
| 由得 | To allow. |
| 由来 | origin |
| 由来已久 | it has been so for quite some time |
| 由此 | hereby from this |
| 由此及彼 | from one to the other |
| 由此可见 | from this, it can be seen that... |
| 由此看来 | by this token |
| 由浅入深 | go from the easy to the difficult and complicated |
| 由浅入深，由易到难 | to go from the easy to the difficult and complicated |
| 由着 | let (one) have his way as (one) pleases at (one's) will |
| 由简及繁 | from the simple to the complex |
| 由简而繁 | to go from the simple to the complex |
| 由表及里 | from the outside to the inside |