Read Edit View history 身不由己 shēnbùyóujǐ HSK7 involuntarily Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 身不由己 shēnbùyóujǐ involuntarily (idiom) unable to do as one wishes due to circumstances beyond one's control; having no choice in how to act Frequency Movie subtitles 1.43 per million appears in 1% of films Written text 1.68 per million Details HSK 3.0 Level 7 Cross-References Referenced by 人在江湖，身不由己 rénzàijiānghúshēnbùyóujǐSame as 身不由主 shēnbùyóuzhǔ Sources Frequency data SUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)
身不由己 shēnbùyóujǐ involuntarily (idiom) unable to do as one wishes due to circumstances beyond one's control; having no choice in how to act Frequency Movie subtitles 1.43 per million appears in 1% of films Written text 1.68 per million Details HSK 3.0 Level 7 Cross-References Referenced by 人在江湖，身不由己 rénzàijiānghúshēnbùyóujǐSame as 身不由主 shēnbùyóuzhǔ Sources Frequency data SUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)