即 由

jí yóudictionary entry

namely

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Original source entry:

即由即由 [ji2 you2] /namely/

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即
jí
namely / that is / i.e. / prompt / at once / at present / even if / prompted (by the occasion) / to approach / to come into contact / to assume (office) / to draw near
由
yóu
to follow / from / because of / due to / by / via / through / (before a noun and a verb) it is for ... to ...

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