不由得

Chinese

not; no to be allowed to
simp. and trad.
(不由得)
由得

Pronunciation


Verb

不由得

  1. to can't help but (do something)
    不由得停住腳步從未這樣藤蘿 [MSC, trad.]
    不由得停住脚步从未这样藤萝 [MSC, simp.]
    From: 1982, 宗璞 (Zong Pu), 紫藤蘿瀑布 (Waterfall of Purple Chinese Wisteria)
    bùyóude tíngzhùle jiǎobù. Cóngwèi jiànguò kāide zhèyàng shèng de téngluó, [Pinyin]
    I couldn't help but stop walking. I had never seen Chinese Wisteria blooming so abundantly,
  2. to be unable to tolerate

Synonyms

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