yóu

as if

(just) like; just as; still; yet

dog (犭) + sound yóu (尤) = acting like, still undecided

犭 connects 犹 to animal behavior — a dog-like creature hesitating, circling, as if unsure. 尤 lends the sound yóu and does not carry the meaning.

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他站在那里,如一棵大树。

tā zhàn zài nà lǐ,yóu rú yī kē dà shù。

He stood there, just like a big tree.

时间过去了很久,她心里有一丝遗憾。

shí jiān guò qù le hěn jiǔ,tā xīn lǐ yóu yǒu yī sī yí hàn。

A long time has passed, yet in her heart there is still a trace of regret.

Words with 犹

过犹不及

guò yóu bù jí

too far is as bad as not enough (idiom, from the Analects)

虽败犹荣

suī bài yóu róng

honorable even in defeat (idiom)

虽死犹荣

suī sǐ yóu róng

lit. although dead, also honored; died a glorious death

虽死犹生

suī sǐ yóu shēng

lit. although dead, as if still alive (idiom); still with us in spirit

风韵犹存

fēng yùn yóu cún

(of an aging woman) still attractive

上犹

shàng yóu

see 上猶縣|上犹县[Shang4 you2 Xian4]

上犹县

shàng yóu xiàn

Shangyou, a county in Ganzhou City 贛州市|赣州市[Gan4 zhou1 Shi4], Jiangxi

反犹太主义

fǎn yóu tài zhǔ yì

antisemitism

困兽犹斗

kùn shòu yóu dòu

a cornered beast will still fight (idiom)

夷犹

yí yóu

to hesitate

意犹未尽

yì yóu wèi jìn

to wish to continue sth

排犹

pái yóu

to eliminate Jews

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