Emphasizing the doer of an action with "you" (Redirected from ASGGNXVR) Level B2 Similar to Expressing "due to…" with "youyu" (B2) Used for Emphasizing, Describing people, Indicating conditions Keywords 由 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...." Contents 1 Structure 2 Examples 3 See also 4 Sources and further reading 4.1 Books Structure Topic + 由 + Person + Verb Examples 这 件 事 由 我 负责。 I am responsible for this. 这 是 由 他 决定 的，你 就别 干涉 了。 This is for him to decide, don't meddle. 太 悲剧 了，会议 由 王总 主持，肯定 会 很 无聊！ Oh no. This meeting is being led by the head manager. It's definitely going to be boring. Note that 由 not a passive marker. See also "Due to…" with "youyu" Adding emphasis with "jiushi" Sources and further reading Books Boya Chinese Lower Intermediate 2 (博雅汉语准中级加速篇) (pp. 111) [ →buy] 卓越汉语－公司实战篇 (pp. 245) [ →buy]