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<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>
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<h2 id="examples">Examples</h2>
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<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>
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<p>Note that 由 not a passive marker.</p>
<h2 id="see-also">See also</h2>
<ul>
<li><a href="&quot;Due_to%E2%80%A6&quot;_with_&quot;youyu&quot;"
title="wikilink">"Due to…" with "youyu"</a></li>
<li><a href="Adding_emphasis_with_&quot;jiushi&quot;" 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&amp;tag=allset-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=217145&amp;creative=399373&amp;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&amp;qid=1347863170&amp;sr=8-1">
→buy</a></li>
</ul>
<p><a href="Category:_B2_grammar_points" title="wikilink">Category:
B2 grammar points</a></p>
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