不由自主
bù​yóu​zì​zhǔ HSK7

involuntarily

  • created sense approved 不由自主 · bù​yóu​zì​zhǔ · involuntarily — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    不由自主

    bù​yóu​zì​zhǔ

    involuntarily

    to be unable to help oneself; beyond one's control; involuntarily; can't help but do something

    不由 (literal) → 不由 · bù​yóu · can't help 自主 (literal) → 自主 · zì​zhǔ · to be independent

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense