yóu​de

to allow

  • created reference approved 由得 → 不由得 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    由得 yóu​de

    不由得 bù​yóu​de

    see

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 由得 · yóu​de · to allow — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    由得

    yóu​de

    to allow

    to be up to someone; to allow someone to do as they please (often used in rhetorical questions or negative sentences)

    由 (literal) → 由 · yóu · to let 得 (literal) → 得 · dé · to permit

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

    created sense

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

    由得

    yóu​de

    can't help

    cannot help but; is often used in the pattern [[不由得|不由得|bu4 you2 de5]]

    由 (literal) → 由 · yóu · to let 得 (literal) → 得 · de · [potential]

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

    created sense