不由得 Pronunciation and Pinyin
不由得 Usage and Examples
cannot help but
cannot refrain from
involuntarily
我不由得偷看了一下抽屉里面。
I couldn't resist peeking in the drawer.
她不由得想给大家讲一番话。
She felt moved to address the crowd.
The characters in 不由得
Stroke OrderMore words starting with 不
- bù不 bèi被 cǎi采nà纳not adopted, not accepted
- bù不yī一different, varied
- bù不yí一huì会er儿soon, shortly
- bù不yí一huì会er儿gōng功fū夫in a short while, in a moment
- bù不yí一dìng定huì会chū出xiàn现de的not necessarily happen, may not happen
- bù不yí一yàng样de的different, unique
- bù不sān三bú不sì四de的Disreputable, Shady
- bù不sān三bú不sì四de的rén人Disreputable people, Shady characters
- bú不shàng上jìn进Unambitious, Unmotivated
- bú不xià下cannot hold, cannot tolerate
- bú不xià下táng堂Not divorce, Not dismiss
- bù不yǔ与shì世sú俗tóng同liú流Not going with the flow, Not conforming
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Open the tool →Questions about 不由得
What does 不由得 mean in Chinese?
不由得 (bù yóu de) means “cannot help but, cannot refrain from, involuntarily”.
How do you pronounce 不由得?
不由得 is pronounced bù yóu de in Mandarin Chinese.
How do you say “cannot help but” in Chinese?
“cannot help but” is 不由得 (bù yóu de) in Chinese.
How is 不由得 used in a sentence?
This page has 2 example sentences using 不由得, each with pinyin and an English translation.