不 bù
- Strokes
- 4
- Radical
- 一 — one
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
不由自主
bùyóuzìzhǔ
involuntarily; unable to control oneself
Characters in this word
由 yóu
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 田 — field, farm, arable land
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
自 zì
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 自 — self
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
主 zhǔ
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 丶 — dot
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
Example phrases
- 听到熟悉的旋律，她不由自主地跟着轻声哼唱。 Tīngdào shúxī de xuánlǜ, tā bùyóuzìzhǔ de gēn zhe qīngshēng hēngchàng. Hearing the familiar melody, she involuntarily hummed along softly.
- 他紧张得不由自主地发抖。 Tā jǐnzhāng de bùyóuzìzhǔ de fādǒu. He was so nervous that he trembled involuntarily.
- 音乐一响起，大家就不由自主地跳起舞来。 Yīnyuè yì xiǎngqǐ, dàjiā jiù bùyóuzìzhǔ de tiào qǐ wǔ lái. As soon as the music started, everyone began to dance without meaning to.