What does 由不得 mean in Chinese?

由不得 (yóu bù de) means "cannot help; to be beyond control of" in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 由不得?

由不得 is pronounced "yóu bù de" in Mandarin Chinese. It is made up of 3 syllables.

由不得 is not part of the HSK vocabulary lists. It may be a specialized or advanced word.

由不得 is made up of the characters 由, 不, 得. Each character has its own meaning and can appear in other words.

You can practice writing 由不得 using our stroke order tool.

由不得

yóu bù de

cannot help; to be beyond control of

verb

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This word is not part of the HSK vocabulary lists.

Reviewed by RJ Murray, Founder, HSK Lord.