<!DOCTYPE html> <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <head> <meta name="generator" content= "HTML Tidy for HTML5 for Linux version 5.2.0" /> <title></title> </head> <body> <p>由 (yóu) is used to emphasize who is the doer or initiator of an action, a bit like in English where we might say: "Andy ''is the one who...."</p> <h2 id="structure">Structure</h2> <div class="jiegou"> <p>Topic + 由 + Person + Verb</p> </div> <h2 id="examples">Examples</h2> <div class="liju"> <ul> <li>这 件 事 <em>由</em> 我 负责。<span class="trans">I am responsible for this.</span></li> <li>这 是 <em>由</em> 他 决定 的，你 就别 干涉 了。<span class="trans">This is for him to decide, don't meddle.</span></li> <li>太 悲剧 了，会议 <em>由</em> 王总 主持，肯定 会 很 无聊！<span class="trans">Oh no. This meeting is being led by the head manager. It's definitely going to be boring.</span></li> </ul> </div> <p>Note that 由 not a passive marker.</p> <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2> <ul> <li><a href=""Due_to%E2%80%A6"_with_"youyu"" title="wikilink">"Due to…" with "youyu"</a></li> <li><a href="Adding_emphasis_with_"jiushi"" title= "wikilink">Adding emphasis with "jiushi"</a></li> </ul> <h2 id="sources-and-further-reading">Sources and further reading</h2> <h3 id="books">Books</h3> <ul> <li><a href= "Boya_Chinese_Lower_Intermediate_2_(%E5%8D%9A%E9%9B%85%E6%B1%89%E8%AF%AD%E5%87%86%E4%B8%AD%E7%BA%A7%E5%8A%A0%E9%80%9F%E7%AF%87)" title="wikilink">Boya Chinese Lower Intermediate 2 (博雅汉语准中级加速篇)</a> (pp. 111) <a href= "http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00112ZL5A/ref%3das_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399373&creativeASIN=B00112ZL5A"> →buy</a></li> <li><a href= "%E5%8D%93%E8%B6%8A%E6%B1%89%E8%AF%AD%EF%BC%8D%E5%85%AC%E5%8F%B8%E5%AE%9E%E6%88%98%E7%AF%87" class="uri" title="wikilink">卓越汉语－公司实战篇</a> (p. 245) <a href= "http://www.amazon.cn/%E5%8D%93%E8%B6%8A%E6%B1%89%E8%AF%AD-%E5%85%AC%E5%8F%B8%E5%AE%9E%E6%88%98%E7%AF%87-%E8%83%A1%E7%81%B5%E5%9D%87/dp/B003QZWQ6M/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1347863170&sr=8-1"> →buy</a></li> </ul> <p><a href="Category:_B2_grammar_points" title="wikilink">Category: B2 grammar points</a></p> </body> </html>