不由自主 bù yóu zì zhǔ ㄅㄨˋ ㄧㄡˊ ㄗˋ ㄓㄨˇ bat1 jau4 zi6 zyu2 HSK 7-9
- (idiom) can't help but; involuntarily
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不
- 不下 bù xià ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄚˋ bat1 haa6 to be not less than (a certain quantity, amount etc)
- 不久 bù jiǔ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄡˇ bat1 gau2 not long (after)
- 不但 bù dàn ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄢˋ bat1 daan6 not only (... but also ...)
- 不便 bù biàn ㄅㄨˋ ㄅㄧㄢˋ bat1 bin6 inconvenient
- 不值 bù zhí ㄅㄨˋ ㄓˊ bat1 zik6 not worth
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- 不停 bù tíng ㄅㄨˋ ㄊㄧㄥˊ bat1 ting4 incessant
- 不仅 不僅 bù jǐn ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧㄣˇ bat1 gan2 not just; not limited to
- 不光 bù guāng ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄨㄤ bat1 gwong1 not the only one
- 不免 bù miǎn ㄅㄨˋ ㄇㄧㄢˇ bat1 min5 inevitably
- 不公 bù gōng ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄨㄥ bat1 gung1 unjust
- 不再 bù zài ㄅㄨˋ ㄗㄞˋ bat1 zoi3 no more; no longer
- 不准 bù zhǔn ㄅㄨˋ ㄓㄨㄣˇ bat1 zeon2 not to allow
- 不凡 bù fán ㄅㄨˋ ㄈㄢˊ bat1 faan4 extraordinary; remarkable; exceptional
- 不利 bù lì ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧˋ bat1 lei6 unfavorable
- 不到 bù dào ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄠˋ bat1 dou3 not to arrive
- 不力 bù lì ㄅㄨˋ ㄌㄧˋ bat1 lik6 not to do one's best
- 不及 bù jí ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄧˊ bat1 kap6 to fall short of
- 不同 bù tóng ㄅㄨˋ ㄊㄨㄥˊ bat1 tung4 different
- 不堪 bù kān ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄢ bat1 ham1 cannot bear
- 不够 不夠 bù gòu ㄅㄨˋ ㄍㄡˋ bat1 gau3 not enough
由
- 理由 lǐ yóu ㄌㄧˇ ㄧㄡˊ lei5 jau4 reason
- 由来 由來 yóu lái ㄧㄡˊ ㄌㄞˊ jau4 loi4 origin
- 由于 由於 yóu yú ㄧㄡˊ ㄩˊ jau4 jyu1 due to
- 由此 yóu cǐ ㄧㄡˊ ㄘˇ jau4 ci2 hereby
- 由衷 yóu zhōng ㄧㄡˊ ㄓㄨㄥ jau4 cung1 heartfelt
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- 自由 zì yóu ㄗˋ ㄧㄡˊ zi6 jau4 freedom; liberty
- 不由得 bù yóu de ㄅㄨˋ ㄧㄡˊ ˙ㄉㄜ bat1 jau4 dak1 can't help
- 由此可见 由此可見 yóu cǐ kě jiàn ㄧㄡˊ ㄘˇ ㄎㄜˇ ㄐㄧㄢˋ jau4 ci2 ho2 gin3 from this, it can be seen that...
- 由此看来 由此看來 yóu cǐ kàn lái ㄧㄡˊ ㄘˇ ㄎㄢˋ ㄌㄞˊ jau4 ci2 hon3 loi4 thereby
- 自由自在 zì yóu zì zài ㄗˋ ㄧㄡˊ ㄗˋ ㄗㄞˋ zi6 jau4 zi6 zoi6 free and easy (idiom); carefree
- 身不由己 shēn bù yóu jǐ ㄕㄣ ㄅㄨˋ ㄧㄡˊ ㄐㄧˇ san1 bat1 jau4 gei2 (idiom) (of one's circumstances) beyond one's control; unable to do anything about it; (of one's actions) not subject to conscious control (i.e. done in spite of oneself)
- 不由 bù yóu ㄅㄨˋ ㄧㄡˊ bat1 jau4 can't help (doing sth)
- 事由 shì yóu ㄕˋ ㄧㄡˊ si6 jau4 main content
- 交由 jiāo yóu ㄐㄧㄠ ㄧㄡˊ gaau1 jau4 to hand over (responsibility for sth) to (sb)
- 任由 rèn yóu ㄖㄣˋ ㄧㄡˊ jam6 jau4 to let (sb do sth)
- 来由 來由 lái yóu ㄌㄞˊ ㄧㄡˊ loi4 jau4 reason; cause
- 即由 jí yóu ㄐㄧˊ ㄧㄡˊ zik1 jau4 namely
- 原由 yuán yóu ㄩㄢˊ ㄧㄡˊ jyun4 jau4 variant of 缘由
- 因由 yīn yóu ㄧㄣ ㄧㄡˊ jan1 jau4 reason
- 摘由 zhāi yóu ㄓㄞ ㄧㄡˊ zaak6 jau4 high points (of a document)
自
- 来自 來自 lái zì ㄌㄞˊ ㄗˋ loi4 zi6 to come from (a place)
- 出自 chū zì ㄔㄨ ㄗˋ ceot1 zi6 to come from
- 各自 gè zì ㄍㄜˋ ㄗˋ gok3 zi6 each
- 擅自 shàn zì ㄕㄢˋ ㄗˋ sin6 zi6 without permission
- 独自 獨自 dú zì ㄉㄨˊ ㄗˋ duk6 zi6 alone
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- 私自 sī zì ㄙ ㄗˋ si1 zi6 private; personal
- 自主 zì zhǔ ㄗˋ ㄓㄨˇ zi6 zyu2 to act independently; to be autonomous; to be in control of one's own affairs
- 自信 zì xìn ㄗˋ ㄒㄧㄣˋ zi6 seon3 to have confidence in oneself
- 自传 自傳 zì zhuàn ㄗˋ ㄓㄨㄢˋ zi6 zyun6 autobiography
- 自制 zì zhì ㄗˋ ㄓˋ zi6 zai3 to maintain self-control
- 自助 zì zhù ㄗˋ ㄓㄨˋ zi6 zo6 self-service
- 自动 自動 zì dòng ㄗˋ ㄉㄨㄥˋ zi6 dung6 automatic
- 自卑 zì bēi ㄗˋ ㄅㄟ zi6 bei1 to have low self-esteem
- 自在 zì zai ㄗˋ ˙ㄗㄞ zi6 zoi6 comfortable; at ease
- 自如 zì rú ㄗˋ ㄖㄨˊ zi6 jyu4 unobstructed
- 自学 自學 zì xué ㄗˋ ㄒㄩㄝˊ zi6 hok6 self-study
- 自尊 zì zūn ㄗˋ ㄗㄨㄣ zi6 zyun1 self-respect
- 自己 zì jǐ ㄗˋ ㄐㄧˇ zi6 gei2 oneself; (attributive) one's own
- 自从 自從 zì cóng ㄗˋ ㄘㄨㄥˊ zi6 cung4 since (a time)
- 自我 zì wǒ ㄗˋ ㄨㄛˇ zi6 ngo5 the self; oneself; self-
主
- 主人 zhǔ rén ㄓㄨˇ ㄖㄣˊ zyu2 jan4 master
- 主任 zhǔ rèn ㄓㄨˇ ㄖㄣˋ zyu2 jam6 director
- 主力 zhǔ lì ㄓㄨˇ ㄌㄧˋ zyu2 lik6 main force
- 主动 主動 zhǔ dòng ㄓㄨˇ ㄉㄨㄥˋ zyu2 dung6 to take the initiative
- 主妇 主婦 zhǔ fù ㄓㄨˇ ㄈㄨˋ zyu2 fu5 housewife
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- 主宰 zhǔ zǎi ㄓㄨˇ ㄗㄞˇ zyu2 zoi2 to dominate
- 主导 主導 zhǔ dǎo ㄓㄨˇ ㄉㄠˇ zyu2 dou6 leading
- 主席 zhǔ xí ㄓㄨˇ ㄒㄧˊ zyu2 zik6 chairperson
- 主张 主張 zhǔ zhāng ㄓㄨˇ ㄓㄤ zyu2 zoeng1 to advocate
- 主意 zhǔ yi ㄓㄨˇ ˙ㄧ zyu2 ji3 plan
- 主持 zhǔ chí ㄓㄨˇ ㄔˊ zyu2 ci4 to take charge of
- 主旨 zhǔ zhǐ ㄓㄨˇ ㄓˇ zyu2 zi2 gist
- 主权 主權 zhǔ quán ㄓㄨˇ ㄑㄩㄢˊ zyu2 kyun4 sovereignty
- 主流 zhǔ liú ㄓㄨˇ ㄌㄧㄡˊ zyu2 lau4 main stream (of a river)
- 主演 zhǔ yǎn ㄓㄨˇ ㄧㄢˇ zyu2 jin2 to play the leading role; to star
- 主管 zhǔ guǎn ㄓㄨˇ ㄍㄨㄢˇ zyu2 gun2 in charge
- 主编 主編 zhǔ biān ㄓㄨˇ ㄅㄧㄢ zyu2 pin1 editor in chief
- 主义 主義 zhǔ yì ㄓㄨˇ ㄧˋ zyu2 ji6 -ism
- 主要 zhǔ yào ㄓㄨˇ ㄧㄠˋ zyu2 jiu3 main; principal; major; primary
- 主见 主見 zhǔ jiàn ㄓㄨˇ ㄐㄧㄢˋ zyu2 gin3 one's own view; definite opinion
Example sentences
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总统 總統 不由自主 地 笑 了 起来 起來 。
The president laughed in spite of himself.
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