身不由己 shēnbùyóujǐ HSK7 involuntarily Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 身不由己 shēnbùyóujǐ involuntarily (idiom) unable to do as one wishes due to circumstances beyond one's control; having no choice in how to act Frequency Movie subtitles 1.43 per million appears in 1% of films Written text 1.68 per million Details HSK 3.0 Level 7 Cross-References Referenced by 人在江湖,身不由己 rénzàijiānghúshēnbùyóujǐSame as 身不由主 shēnbùyóuzhǔ Sources Frequency data SUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)
身不由己 shēnbùyóujǐ involuntarily (idiom) unable to do as one wishes due to circumstances beyond one's control; having no choice in how to act Frequency Movie subtitles 1.43 per million appears in 1% of films Written text 1.68 per million Details HSK 3.0 Level 7 Cross-References Referenced by 人在江湖,身不由己 rénzàijiānghúshēnbùyóujǐSame as 身不由主 shēnbùyóuzhǔ Sources Frequency data SUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)