不由
bù
yóu

Definitions

  1. 1. can't help (doing sth)

Components

  • 不 bù – (negative prefix)
  • 由 yóu – to follow

Related Words

  • 不由得 bù yóu de – can't help
  • 行不由径 xíng bù yóu jìng – lit. never taking a short-cut (idiom); fig. upright and honest
  • 不由自主 bù yóu zì zhǔ – can't help; involuntarily (idiom)