chū yú
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  • v.out of...attitude; from...point of view; stem from; start from

    • wǒ zhè me zuò shì chū yú xí guàn

      这么出于习惯

      I do it out of habit.

    • tā men xiàng zāi qū rén mín juān kuǎn juān wù wán quán shì chū yú zì yuàn

      他们灾区人民完全出于自愿

      They made donations to the people in the disaster areas entirely on a voluntary basis.

    • tā chū yú tóng qíng gěi le nà ge qǐ gài jǐ gè yìng bì

      出于同情那个乞丐硬币

      He gave the beggar a few coins out of pity.

    • chū yú běn xīn

      出于本心

      from one's heart

    • wán quán chū yú jǐn shèn

      完全出于谨慎

      out of sheer caution