# 不由自主 (bùyóuzìzhǔ)

In Mandarin Chinese, 不由自主 (bùyóuzìzhǔ) means “unable to help oneself; involuntarily”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: unable to help oneself; involuntarily
- Pinyin: bùyóuzìzhǔ (bu4 you2 zi4 zhu3)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 听到音乐，她不由自主地笑了。
  Tīngdào yīnyuè, tā bùyóuzìzhǔ de xiào le.
  Hearing the music, she involuntarily smiled.

## Characters

- [不](https://hanziro.com/word/bu-not/) (bù): not; no
- [由](https://hanziro.com/word/you-by-from/) (yóu): by, from; due to
- [自](https://hanziro.com/word/zi-from/) (zì): from; since
- [主](https://hanziro.com/word/zhu-host/) (zhǔ): host; owner

https://hanziro.com/word/bu-you-zi-zhu-unable-help-oneself/

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