yóu
zhǔ

HSK 7-9
idiom
common

Meaning of 不由自主

不由自主 means can't help oneself; involuntarily; beyond one's control. Pronounced bù yóu zì zhǔ. HSK 7-9.

  • can't help oneself; involuntarily; beyond one's control

Definitions & Examples

Tīng
dào
zhè
ge
huài
xiāo
xi
 
yóu
zhǔ
de
liú
xià
le
yǎn
lèi
 

Hearing the bad news, he couldn't help but shed tears.

Yīn
yuè
tài
dòng
rén
le
 
guān
zhòng
men
yóu
zhǔ
de
gēn
zhe
hēng
chàng
lái
 

The music was so moving that the audience couldn't help humming along.

Kàn
dào
ài
de
xiǎo
gǒu
 
de
shǒu
yóu
zhǔ
de
shēn
le
guò
 

Seeing the cute puppy, her hand involuntarily reached out.

Zài
zhǒng
jǐn
zhāng
de
fēn
xià
 
gǎn
dào
hún
shēn
yóu
zhǔ
de
dǒu
 

In that tense atmosphere, he felt his whole body trembling involuntarily.