bù​yóu

can't help

  • created sense approved 不由 · bù​yóu · can't help — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    不由

    bù​yóu

    can't help

    Cannot help doing something; instinctively or involuntarily, often used in phrases like [[不由得|不由得|bu4 you2 de5]] or [[不由自主|不由自主|bu4 you2 zi4 zhu3]]

    不 (literal) → 不 · bù · not 由 (literal) → 由 · yóu · to let

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  • created sense approved 不由 · bù​yóu · to not allow — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    不由

    bù​yóu

    to not allow

    To not permit someone to do something; beyond someone's control.

    不 (literal) → 不 · bù · not 由 (literal) → 由 · yóu · to let

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  • created sense approved 不由 · bù​yóu · to not follow — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    不由

    bù​yóu

    to not follow

    (literary) to not go by way of; to not follow a certain path or method.

    不 (literal) → 不 · bù · not 由 (literal) → 由 · yóu · via

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  • created sense approved 不由 · bù​yóu · to not need — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    不由

    bù​yóu

    to not need

    To not require or need something; effortlessly or without needing

    不 (literal) → 不 · bù · not 由 (literal) → 由 · yóu · to let

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