出于 chū yú — out of; due to; stemming from

出于
chū yú

Characters: 出 · 于

Definitions

  1. out of; due to; stemming from

More definitions

CC-CEDICT

  1. due to
  2. to stem from

ExtDict

  1. （事物）从某处出现、产生：月～东山之上丨这幅字～大家手笔
  2. （言行）从某一角度、方面出发：～好心丨～安全考虑，切勿酒后开车。

Examples

  • 他这么做完全是出于好心。

    He did it entirely out of kindness.

  • 事故的发生出于一时疏忽。

    The accident happened due to a moment's carelessness.