Word: 由 (yóu)

买不买由你决定。

Mǎi bù mǎi yóu nǐ juédìng.

It is up to you whether to buy it or not.

人体的组织是由细胞构成的。

Réntǐ de zǔzhī shì yóu xìbāo gòuchéng de.

Human tissue is made up of cells.

他的行为由始至终都是对的。

Tā de xíngwéi yóu shǐ zhì zhōng dōu shì duì de.

His action throughout was correct.

历史是由人民创造的。

Lìshǐ shì yóu rénmín chuàngzào de.

Real people make history.

她有三个孩子，信不信由你。

Tā yǒu sān gè háizi, xìn bú xìn yóu nǐ.

Believe it or not, she has three children.

她终于由巨富沦为赤贫。

Tā zhōngyú yóu jùfù lúnwéi chìpín.

In the end, she fell from great wealth to abject poverty.

委员会是由三男七女组成的。

Wěiyuánhuì shì yóu sān nán qī nǚ zǔchéng de.

The committee is composed of three men and seven women.

委员会由四个成员组成。

Wěiyuánhuì yóu sì gè chéngyuán zǔchéng.

The committee consists of four members.

宣传由我来负责。

Xuānchuán yóu wǒ lái fùzé.

I'm in charge of the propaganda.

工作都全由我做。

Gōngzuò dōu quán yóu wǒ zuò.

I do all the work.

干部均应由中央加以管理。

Gànbù jūn yīng yóu zhōngyāng jiāyǐ guǎnlǐ.

All cadres are managed by the Party Centre.

平等是由宪法保障的。

Píngděng shì yóu xiànfǎ bǎozhàng de.

Equality is guaranteed by the Constitution.

幸福是由自己的心决定的。

Xìngfú shì yóu zìjǐ de xīn juédìng de.

Happiness is determined by your heart.

当由美来的时候我正在看电视。

Dāng yóu Měi lái de shíhou wǒ zhèngzài kàn diànshì.

I was watching TV when Yumi came.

此问题能否由计算机加以处理？

Cǐ wèntí néngfǒu yóu jìsuànjī jiāyǐ chǔlǐ?

Can this problem be processed by a computer?

灯由红变绿。

Dēng yóu hóng biàn lǜ.

The light changed from red to green.

由你来决定。

Yóu nǐ lái juédìng.

It is up to you.

由美一个人去了那里。

Yóu Měi yí gè rén qùle nàli.

Yumi went there by herself.

由美努力学习英语。

Yóu Měi nǔlì xuéxí Yīngyǔ.

Yumi studies English hard.

由美将成为一名教师。

Yóu Měi jiāng chéngwéi yì míng jiàoshī.

Yumi will become a teacher.

由美是我的一个朋友。

Yóu Měi shì wǒ de yí gè péngyou.

Yumi is one of my friends.

由美有很多书。

Yóu Měi yǒu hěn duō shū.

Yumi has many books.

由美英语说得非常好。

Yóu Měi Yīngyǔ shuō de fēicháng hǎo.

Yumi speaks English very well.

社会是由个人组成的。

Shèhuì shì yóu gèrén zǔchéng de.

The community is made up of individuals.

纸是由中国人发明的。

Zhǐ shì yóu Zhōngguórén fāmíng de.

Paper was invented by the Chinese.

纸是由木制成的。

Zhǐ shì yóu mù zhìchéng de.

Paper is made from wood.

责任应该由你来负。

Zérèn yīnggāi yóu nǐ lái fù.

It is you that are to blame for it.

这由你来决定。

Zhè yóu nǐ lái juédìng.

It's for you to decide.

食品安全标准由法律加以规范。

Shípǐn ānquán biāozhǔn yóu fǎlǜ jiāyǐ guīfàn.

Food safety standards are specified by law.