yóu
bu
de

common
adverb
verb

Meaning of 由不得

由不得 means not to be up to (someone); not to be decided by; cannot help; involuntarily; unconsciously. Pronounced yóu bu de.

  • not to be up to (someone); not to be decided by
  • cannot help; involuntarily; unconsciously

Definitions & Examples

Zhè
jiàn
shì
yóu
bu
de
 

This matter is not up to you.

yóu
bu
de
zuò
zhǔ
 

Whether to go or not is not for me to decide.

Zhè
shì
shàng
de
mìng
lìng
 
yóu
bu
de
men
tǎo
jià
huán
jià
 

These are orders from above; it's not up to us to negotiate.

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