不由人 bùyóurén cannot help but Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 不由 bùyóu can't help Cannot help doing something; instinctively or involuntarily, often used in phrases like 不由得 bùyóude or 不由自主 bùyóuzìzhǔ人 rén nounpronoun other people other people; others; another person