Meaning of 不由自主
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
bùyóuzìzhǔ
- (idiom) can't help but; involuntarily
不由自主 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
总统不由自主地笑了起来。
The president laughed in spite of himself.
Stroke order for each character
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不 bù · no · 4 strokes
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由 yóu · to follow · 5 strokes
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自 zì · self · 6 strokes
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主 zhǔ · owner · 5 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 不由自主.
| 对不起 | duìbuqǐ | I'm sorry; excuse me; I beg your pardon; to let (sb) down; to disappoint |
| 是不是 | shì bu shì | is or is not (used to form yes-no questions) |
| 不用 | bùyòng | need not |
| 不大 | bù dà | not very (clear, far away etc); not too; not often; infrequently |
| 不对 | bùduì | incorrect; wrong |
| 不客气 | bù kèqì | you're welcome; don't mention it |
| 自己 | zìjǐ | oneself; (attributive) one's own |
| 不要 | bùyào | don't!; must not |
| 不过 | bùguò | only; merely |
| 不错 | bùcuò | correct; right |
| 不行 | bùxíng | won't do; be out of the question |
| 不同 | bù tóng | different; distinct |
Questions about 不由自主
What does 不由自主 mean?
不由自主 (bùyóuzìzhǔ) means "(idiom) can't help but; involuntarily".
How do you write 不由自主?
不由自主 is made of 4 characters: 不 (4 strokes), 由 (5 strokes), 自 (6 strokes), 主 (5 strokes). That is 20 strokes in total.
Is 不由自主 an HSK word?
Yes. 不由自主 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.