# 不由得 (bùyóude)

In Mandarin Chinese, 不由得 (bùyóude) means “(adv) can't help but”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: (adv) can't help but
- Pinyin: bùyóude (bu4 you2 de5)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 听到这个消息，她不由得笑了起来。
  Tīngdào zhègè xiāoxi, tā bùyóude xiàole qǐlái.
  Hearing the news, she couldn't help but laugh.

## Characters

- [不](https://hanziro.com/word/bu-not/) (bù): not; no
- [由](https://hanziro.com/word/you-by-from/) (yóu): by, from; due to
- [得](https://hanziro.com/word/de-complement-marker/) (de): (particle) complement marker

https://hanziro.com/word/bu-you-de-cant-help-but/

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