身不由己
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
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Examples
- 在大公司工作常常身不由己。Working in a big company, one often cannot act freely.