# 身不由己 (shēnbùyóujǐ)

In Mandarin Chinese, 身不由己 (shēnbùyóujǐ) means “unable to act freely; involuntary”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: unable to act freely; involuntary
- Pinyin: shēnbùyóujǐ (shen1 bu4 you2 ji3)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 在大公司工作常常身不由己。
  Zài dà gōngsī gōngzuò chángcháng shēnbùyóujǐ.
  Working in a big company, one often cannot act freely.

## Characters

- 身 (shēn): body; life
- [不](https://hanziro.com/word/bu-not/) (bù): not; no
- [由](https://hanziro.com/word/you-by-from/) (yóu): by, from; due to
- 己 (jǐ): self; oneself

https://hanziro.com/word/shen-bu-you-ji-unable-act-freely/

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