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不由得 (bù yóu de): Cannot help (Adverb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

HSK 2.0Level 6
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Character Breakdown

不 • bù • not; no • HSK 2.0 L1
HSK 1
bù不

not; no

由 • yóu • from • HSK 2.0 L4
HSK 4
yóu由

from

得 • de • [particle to connect verb to adverb] • HSK 2.0 L2
HSK 2
de得

[particle to connect verb to adverb]

Word Info

Pinyinbù yóu de
Meaningcannot help; cannot but
Characters3
SyntaxAdverb

HSK 6 Words

More vocabulary at the same HSK level as 不由得.

  • 包庇bāo bìshield; harbour; cover up
  • 癌症ái zhèngcancer
  • 边疆biān jiāngborderland; frontier region
  • 奔驰bēn chírun quickly; speed; gallop
  • 不料bú liàounexpectedly; to one's surprise
  • 报警bào jǐngto give a warning
  • 不免bù miǎnunavoidable; bound to; invariably inevitably
  • 罢工bà gōnggo on strike; down tools
  • 裁判cái pànjudge; referee
  • 边界biān jièboundary; frontier; border
  • 案件àn jiànlegal case
  • 查获chá huòhunt down and seize; track down
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Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 不由得.

Words with 不
  • 不要bù yàodon't!
  • 不客气bú kè qiyou're welcome; impolite
  • 对不起duì bu qǐsorry
  • 不错
bù cuò
correct
  • 不好意思bù hǎo yì sito feel embarrassed
  • 不久bù jiǔnot long (after)
  • 不但bù dànnot only (... but also ...)
  • 不同bù tóngdifferent
    • Words with 由
    • 由于yóu yúdue to
    • 理由lǐ yóureason; justification
    • 由此yóu cǐhereby
    • 自由zì yóufreedom; liberty
    • 由来yóu láiorigin
    • 由衷yóu zhōngsincere / heartfelt
    • 不由自主bù yóu zì zhǔInvoluntary / Unable to control oneself
    • 身不由己shēn bù yóu jǐNot under one's control / Involuntary
    Words with 得
    • 觉得jué deto think; feel
    • 得分dé fēnto score
    • 得到dé dàoto get
    • 懂得dǒng deto understand; to know; to comprehend
    • 认得rèn deto recognize
    • 记得jì deto remember
    • 值得zhí deworthy
    • 取得qǔ déto acquire; to get; to obtain
    4.

    Readings & Senses

    bù yóu de(bu you de)
    1. [adverb]cannot help; cannot but[HSK6]
    2. [verb/adverb]cannot help; cannot but[HSK 3.0 · L7-9]
    5.

    How to Use 不由得 in Sentences

    Verb + Object
    bù不
    yóu由
    de得
    gǎn感
    tàn叹
    neutral
    can't help but sigh with emotion
    bù不
    yóu由
    de得
    xiǎng想
    qǐ起
    Verb + Complementwith笑
    bù不
    yóu由
    de得
    xiào笑
    le了
    Adverb + Verbwith心中
    xīn心
    zhōng中
    bù不
    yóu由
    de得
    6.

    Example Sentences with 不由得

    kàn看
    dào到
    xiǎo小
    gǒu狗
    ，
    wǒ我
    bù
    neutral
    can't help but recall
    neutral
    can't help but laugh
    formal
    Written
    in one's heart, can't help but
    不
    yóu由
    de得
    xiào笑
    le了
    。
    Seeing the puppy, I couldn't help but smile.
    tīng听
    dào到
    zhè这
    ge个
    hǎo好
    xiāo消
    xi息
    ，
    tā他
    bù不
    yóu由
    de得
    xiào笑
    le了
    qǐ起
    lái来
    。
    Hearing this good news, he couldn't help but laugh.
    tīng听
    wán完
    tā他
    gǎn感
    rén人
    fèi肺
    fǔ腑
    de的
    yǎn演
    jiǎng讲
    ，
    dà大
    jiā家
    bù不
    yóu由
    dé得
    gǔ鼓
    qǐ起
    zhǎng掌
    lái来
    。
    After listening to his moving speech, everyone couldn't help but applaud.
    tīng听
    dào到
    zhè这
    ge个
    hǎo好
    xiāo消
    xī息
    ，
    tā她
    bù不
    yóu由
    de得
    gāo高
    xìng兴
    qǐ起
    lái来
    。
    Hearing this good news, she couldn't help but feel happy.
    kàn看
    dào到
    zhè这
    fú幅
    měi美
    lì丽
    de的
    huà画
    ，
    wǒ我
    bù不
    yóu由
    de得
    xiǎng想
    qǐ起
    tóng童
    nián年
    de的
    shí时
    guāng光
    。
    Seeing this beautiful painting, I couldn't help but think of my childhood.