不由 meaning - Chinese-English Dictionary

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MEANING OF 不由

不由

Definition can't help (doing sth)

Usage

中文释义不禁。犹不容。不用。

Characters 不 bù/bú 由 yóu

COMMON WORDS WITH 不由
	不由得 hsk 6 bù yóu de can't help / cannot but hsk 6

	不由自主 bù yóu zì zhǔ can't help; involuntarily (idiom)

	身不由己 shēn bù yóu jǐ without the freedom to act independently (idiom); involuntary / not of one's own volition / in spite of oneself

	不由分说 ( 不由分說 ) bù yóu fēn shuō to allow no explanation ( 不由分說 )

	身不由主 shēn bù yóu zhǔ Involuntary

	言不由衷 yán bù yóu zhōng to say sth without meaning it (idiom); to speak tongue in cheek / saying one thing but meaning sth different

	行不由径 ( 行不由徑 ) xíng bù yóu jìng lit. never taking a short-cut (idiom); fig. upright and honest ( 行不由徑 )

	不分情由 bù fēn qíng yóu indiscriminate

	人在江湖，身不由己 rén zài jiāng hú , shēn bù yóu jǐ you can't always do as you like / one has to compromise in this world (idiom)

	不自由，毋宁死 ( 不自由，毋寧死 ) bù zì yóu , wú nìng sǐ give me liberty or give me death ( 不自由，毋寧死 )

	小野不由美 Xiǎo yě Bù yóu měi Ono Fuyumi (1960-), Japanese novelist

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