Read Edit View history 身不由主 Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 身不由己 shēnbùyóujǐ involuntary idiom Beyond one's control; unable to do as one wishes due to circumstances; acting in spite of oneself. 他也是身不由己，才做出这个艰难的决定。 tā yě shì shēnbùyóujǐ, cái zuòchū zhègè jiānnán de juédìng. He was compelled to make this difficult decision. Frequency Written text 0.105 per million Sources Frequency data BCC Corpus (BLCU)
身不由己 shēnbùyóujǐ involuntary idiom Beyond one's control; unable to do as one wishes due to circumstances; acting in spite of oneself. 他也是身不由己，才做出这个艰难的决定。 tā yě shì shēnbùyóujǐ, cái zuòchū zhègè jiānnán de juédìng. He was compelled to make this difficult decision. Frequency Written text 0.105 per million Sources Frequency data BCC Corpus (BLCU)