出于

chū yú · chu yu

Traditional 出於

Meaning

CC-CEDICT
  1. due to
  2. to stem from

In a sentence

2 examples
01

他(tā)这(zhè)样(yàng)做(zuò)是(shì)出(chū)于(yú)好(hǎo)心(xīn)。

He did this out of kindness.

02

出(chū)于(yú)安(ān)全(quán)考(kǎo)虑(lǜ),我(wǒ)们(men)决(jué)定(dìng)取(qǔ)消(xiāo)活(huó)动(dòng)。

Due to safety concerns, we decided to cancel the event.

Sources & licenses

How to write

Choose a character to watch its strokes or trace it yourself.

Mainland China stroke order, including traditional characters. Drawing sources & licenses.

Definitions adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG and its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0. Pinyin display and entry grouping have been adapted.

Browse all wordsExplore words in context