不由
bù yóu
Pinyin

Definition

不由
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bù yóu
  1. can't help (doing sth)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

不
bù
  1. 1 (negative prefix)
  2. 2 not
  3. 3 no
不久
bù jiǔ
  1. 1 not long (after)
  2. 2 before too long
  3. 3 soon
  4. 4 soon after
不但
bù dàn
  1. 1 not only (... but also...)
不仅
bù jǐn
  1. 1 not only (this one)
  2. 2 not just (...) but also
不到
bù dào
  1. 1 not to arrive
  2. 2 not reaching
  3. 3 insufficient
  4. 4 less than

Idioms (20)

一不做，二不休
yī bù zuò , èr bù xiū
  1. 1 don't do it, or don't rest (idiom); either give up, or go through to the end
  2. 2 Since we started, we must carry it through whatever happens.
  3. 3 in for a penny, in for a pound
一问三不知
yī wèn sān bù zhī
  1. 1 lit. to reply "don't know" whatever the question (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. absolutely no idea of what's going on
  3. 3 complete ignorance
一尘不染
yī chén bù rǎn
  1. 1 untainted by even a speck of dust (idiom); selfless and incorruptible
  2. 2 spotless
一字不提
yī zì bù tí
  1. 1 to not mention a single word (about sth) (idiom)
一山不容二虎
yī shān bù róng èr hǔ
  1. 1 lit. the mountain can't have two tigers (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. this town ain't big enough for the two of us
  3. 3 (of two rivals) to be fiercely competitive

Sample Sentences

两匹马力，三万七千转，一旦启动，这飞刀螺旋一转，叫你想停都停不下来，听见没？稳定美妙的马达声，仿佛到了方程式赛车的赛道旁，让你不由自主想把厨房里、冰箱里、地窖里，所有能找出来的青菜水果全部放进去萃取，只为了吃到生机饮食的精华！
liǎng pǐ mǎlì ，sānwàn qī qiān zhuǎn ，yīdàn qǐdòng ，zhè fēidāo luóxuán yī zhuǎn ，jiào nǐ xiǎng tíng dōu tíng bù xiàlai ，tīngjiàn méi ？wěndìng měimiào de mǎdáshēng ，fǎngfú dào le fāngchéngshìsàichē de sàidào páng ，ràng nǐ bùyóuzìzhǔ xiǎng bǎ chúfáng lǐ 、bīngxiāng lǐ 、dìjiào lǐ ，suǒyǒu néng zhǎo chūlai de qīngcài shuǐguǒ quánbù fàng jìnqù cuìqǔ ，zhī wèile chīdào shēngjī yǐnshí de jīnghuá ！
Two horsepower, with 37,000 revolutions a minute. As soon as you turn it on, the blade starts to fly. You won't want to stop, you'll feel compelled to make extracts from all the fruit and vegetables you can find in your kitchen, your refrigerator and your cellar, just so you can taste their vital essence.
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2.知道刚才的美味佳肴居然是用昆虫做出来的，他不由得一阵恶心。
.zhīdào gāngcái de měiwèi jiāyáo jūrán shì yòng kūnchóng zuò chūlái de ，tā bùyóude yīzhèn ěxīn 。
Knowing that the delicious food was actually made from insects, he could not help but feel sick.
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1.看到这对卿卿我我的小情侣，她不由得想起自己的前男友。
.kàndào zhè duì qīngqīngwǒwǒ de xiǎo qínglǚ ，tā bùyóude xiǎngqǐ zìjǐ de qiánnányǒu 。
Seeing this loving couple, she could not help but think of her ex-boyfriend.
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3.二十年后，他再次看到儿时一起玩耍的小明不由得热泪盈眶。
.èrshí nián hòu ，tā zàicì kàndào érshí yīqǐ wánshuǎ de xiǎomíng bùyóude rèlèiyíngkuàng 。
Twenty years later, when he met Xiao Ming, his childhood playmate , he could not help but burst into tears.
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其实我也知道，只是还是不由自主地想要道歉。虽然我每天过着没有空调的生活，真的很憋闷。
qíshí wǒ yě zhīdào ，zhǐshì háishi bùyóuzìzhǔ de xiǎngyào dàoqiàn 。suīrán wǒ měitiān guò zhe méiyǒu kōngtiáo de shēnghuó ，zhēnde hěn biēmen 。
In fact, I also know that, just that I still apologize involuntarily. Although I have been without air conditioning every day and it’s really depressing.
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人在江湖，身不由己啊！
rénzàijiānghúshēnbùyóujǐ a ！
A man can't help but go with the tide.
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身不由己啊，读书、大学、工作、结婚生子这些程序注定是安排好的，哪有实现自我价值的时间啊。
shēnbùyóujǐ ā ，dúshū 、dàxué 、gōngzuò 、jiéhūn shēngzǐ zhèxiē chéngxù zhùdìng shì ānpái hǎo de ，nǎyǒu shíxiàn zìwǒjiàzhí de shíjiān ā 。
You are not the master of yourself. Studying, university, working, getting married and having children, this course of events is destined to be mapped out. Where is there time for fulfilling your self-worth?
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可是身不由己
kěshì shēnbùyóujǐ
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嗨，人在江湖身不由己。做我们这种买卖就是要担风险的。你想买什么枪？
hāi ，rén zài jiānghú shēnbùyóujǐ 。zuò wǒmen zhèzhǒng mǎimài jiùshì yào dān fēngxiǎn de 。nǐ xiǎng mǎi shénme qiāng ？
Hey, people in this line of work have no choice. When you do this kind of business you have to take risks. Which gun do you wanna buy?
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