不由自主

bù yóu zì zhǔ

Dictionary entry

(idiom) can't help but; involuntarily

What does 不由自主 mean?

不由自主 (bù yóu zì zhǔ) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(idiom) can't help but; involuntarily

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不bùno; not so · (bound form) not; un-由yóuto follow · from 自zì(bound form) self; oneself · from; since 主zhǔowner · master

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不由自主

bù yóu zì zhǔ

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