身不由己 meaning in English
(idiom) (of one's circumstances) beyond one's control; unable to do anything about it; (of one's actions) not subject to conscious control (i.e. done in spite of oneself)
HSK 7-919 strokes
Meaning of 身不由己
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
shēnbùyóujǐ
- (idiom) (of one's circumstances) beyond one's control; unable to do anything about it; (of one's actions) not subject to conscious control (i.e. done in spite of oneself)
Stroke order for each character
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身 shēn · body · 7 strokes
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不 bù · no · 4 strokes
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由 yóu · to follow · 5 strokes
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己 jǐ · self · 3 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 身不由己.
| 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 |
| 身上 | shēnshang | on the body; at hand |
| 身体 | shēntǐ | the body; one's health |
| 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 |
Questions about 身不由己
What does 身不由己 mean?
身不由己 (shēnbùyóujǐ) means "(idiom) (of one's circumstances) beyond one's control; unable to do anything about it; (of one's actions) not subject to conscious control (i.e. done in spite of oneself)".
How do you write 身不由己?
身不由己 is made of 4 characters: 身 (7 strokes), 不 (4 strokes), 由 (5 strokes), 己 (3 strokes). That is 19 strokes in total.
Is 身不由己 an HSK word?
Yes. 身不由己 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.