不由得 bùyóude HSK7 cannot help Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents bùyóude cannot help 不由 bùyóu can't help Cannot help doing something; instinctively or involuntarily, often used in phrases like 不由得 bùyóude or 不由自主 bùyóuzìzhǔ得 de particle [potential] Used between a verb and its result to show that the result is possible, as in 看得见 kàndejiàn meaning "able to see"bùyóude cannot help but 不由 bùyóu to not allow To not permit someone to do something; beyond someone's control.得 de particle [potential] Used between a verb and its result to show that the result is possible, as in 看得见 kàndejiàn meaning "able to see"