shēn​bù​yóu​jǐ HSK7

involuntarily

身不由己 shēn​bù​yóu​jǐ
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

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