Definition
任由 means to let something happen without trying to stop or control it. It often implies a passive acceptance or non-intervention, stronger than 让. You can also use it in patterns like 任由…都… to mean 'no matter how…' or 'regardless of'.
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to let (something happen without intervening)to allow (without restriction)
Examples
- 任由。Nǐ bù néng rèn yóu háizi yìzhí wán shǒujī.You can't let your child keep playing on the phone.
- ，任由。Tā zhàn zài yǔ zhōng, rèn yóu yǔshuǐ dǎshī yīfu.He stood in the rain, letting the rain soak his clothes.
- 任由，。rèn yóu qíngkuàng rúhé biànhuà, tā dōu bú huì fàngqì.No matter how the situation changes, he won't give up.
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