身不由己(shēn bù yóu jǐ): (idiom) (of one's circumstances) beyond one's control
HSK 7-94 characters
(idiom) (of one's circumstances) beyond one's control
Character breakdown
4 characters · plays one at a time
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Word information
- Pinyin
- shēn bù yóu jǐ
- Meaning
- (idiom) (of one's circumstances) beyond one's control; unable to do anything about it; (of one's actions) not subject to conscious control (i.e. done in spite of oneself)
- HSK level
- HSK 7-9
- Characters
- 4
- Traditional
- Same
Related words
Common words sharing a character with 身不由己 — tap one to open its word page.
quán全shēn身
HSK 2the whole body
jiàn健shēn身
HSK 4to exercise
yī一shēn身
HSK 5whole body
rén人shēn身
HSK 7-9person
yǐ以shēn身zuò作zé则
HSK 7-9to set an example (idiom); to serve as a model
yī一shēn身liǎng两yì役
one person taking on two tasks simultaneously
yī一shēn身shì是dǎn胆
devoid of fear (idiom)
shàng上shēn身
upper part of the body
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