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freedom; liberty / free; unrestricted / CL: 種|种
HSK 2
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  *由* | 由* | *由
to follow / from / because of; due to / by; via; through / (before a noun and a verb) it is for ... to ...
HSK 3
reason / grounds / justification / CL: 個|个
HSK 3
due to / as a result of / thanks to / owing to / since / because
HSK 3
hereby / from this
HSK 5
can't help / cannot but
HSK 7-9
(idiom) can't help but; involuntarily
HSK 7-9
(idiom) (of one's circumstances) beyond one's control; unable to do anything about it; (of one's actions) not subject to conscious control (i.e. done in spite of oneself)
HSK 7-9
free and easy (idiom); carefree / leisurely
HSK 7-9
origin
HSK 7-9
from this, it can be seen that...
HSK 7-9
heartfelt / sincere / unfeigned
HSK 7-9
thereby / judging from this
HSK 7-9
routing (in computer networks)
main content / matter / work / origin of an incident / cause / purpose / subject (of business letter)
via
main points of a case / brief / summary
reason / cause
reason; cause
(idiom) to submit to the will of heaven; to resign oneself to fate; to trust to luck
to allow no explanation
to proceed from the outside to the inside / to see the essence merely by looking at the superficial appearance
to say sth without meaning it (idiom); to speak tongue in cheek / saying one thing but meaning sth different
(idiom) to have only oneself to blame; to bring trouble through one's own actions
pretext / excuse / justification / reason
by means of; through; by
reason / cause / predestined relationship (Buddhism)
the whys and the wherefores / the detailed story / root cause
to act in accordance with the old rules (idiom) / to follow a proven formula
(number of) degrees of freedom (physics and statistics)
can't help (doing sth)
liberalism
Mishima Yukio (1925-1970), Japanese author, pen name of (平岡公威|平冈公威, Hiraoka Kimitake)
variant of 緣由|缘由
Radio Free Asia
free radical
yojana (Vedic measure, about 8 miles)
high points (of a document) / resume
free trade
freestyle (in sports)
(idiom) fancy or simple according to one's budget
Liberal Party
free-fall
freedom of action
free market
free software (i.e. software for which sharing, modification etc is permitted)
to let (sb do sth) / to allow / regardless of
Statue of Liberty
free will
free port
Free Software Foundation
freedom of the media
hydroxyl radical
(law) deprivation of freedom
realm of freedom (philosophy)
(proverb) you can't always do as you like; one has to compromise in this world
academic freedom
liberalization / freeing (from sth)
free jazz (music genre)
lit. never taking a short-cut (idiom); fig. upright and honest
Tianqi Emperor, reign name of fifteenth Ming emperor Zhu Youxiao 朱由校 (1605-1627), reigned 1620-1627, temple name 明熹宗
to develop love for sb out of pity for them
Cuba Libre
Freetown, capital of Sierra Leone (Tw)
laissez-faire
easygoing / lax / unconstrained / unruly
self-employed / profession
free fall
indiscriminate
give me liberty or give me death
to hand over (responsibility for sth) to (sb) / to leave it to (sb else to take charge of the next stage of a process)
sufficient grounds (law)
namely
our mindset frames how we view the world
Ono Fuyumi (1960-), Japanese novelist
freedom of the press
personal name of fifteenth Ming emperor Tianqi 明天啟|明天启 (1605-1627), reigned 1620-1627
European Free Trade Association
proper reason / reasonable grounds
without any reason / for no reason
to be unable (to do sth) / no reason to ... / without rhyme or reason
cannot help / to be beyond control of
(idiom) it is easy to go from frugality to extravagance; the reverse is not so easy
to follow a narrow path
from prosperity to decline / at its peak before the decline
let (one) have his way / as (one) pleases / at (one's) will
(constitutional) freedom of association
Free China (Cold War era term for the Republic of China on Taiwan, as distinct from "Red China")
free enterprise (in capitalist theory)
radical scavenger (chemistry)
Libreville, capital of Gabon (Tw)
libertarianism
Liberal Democratic Party
freestyle swimming
free time (between organized activities)
liberal
freediving; skin diving

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