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All HSK 3.0 Level 7–9 words

不由得

bùyóude

HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9 HSK 2.0 · Level 6

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.

(adv) can't help but

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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.

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