身不由己
shēn bù yóu jǐㄕㄣ ㄅㄨˋ ㄧㄡˊ ㄐㄧˇ
Traditional: 身不由己
HSK 3.0 · 7–9
身不由己 (shēn bù yóu jǐ) means without the freedom to act independently (idiom); involuntary; not of one's own volition; in spite of oneself.
Meaning(verb)
without the freedom to act independently (idiom); involuntary; not of one's own volition; in spite of oneself
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Stroke order
7 strokes
4 strokes
no; not so; (bound form) not; un-
5 strokes
to follow; from; because of; due to; by; via; through; (before a noun and a verb) it is for ... to ...
3 strokes
Related words
- 身体 shēn tǐ — the body; one's health; in person
- 身份 shēn fèn — identity; aspect of one's identity (i.e. sth that one is – mayor, father, permanent resident etc); role; capacity (as in "in his capacity as a ..." 以…份); status (social, legal etc); position; rank
- 身材 shēn cái — stature; build (height and weight); figure
- 健身房 jiàn shēn fáng — gym; gymnasium
- 本身 běn shēn — itself; in itself; per se
- 浑身 hún shēn — all over; from head to foot
- 终身 zhōng shēn — lifelong; all one's life; marriage
- 随身 suí shēn — to (carry) on one's person; to (take) with one