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身不由己

Word

not able to do what you want; things make you

shēn bù yóu jǐ

shen1bu4you2ji3HSK 7–9

Meaning

  1. not able to do what you want; things make you
  2. you must do something even if you do not want to

Examples

  • 我不想去，可是身不由己。

    wǒ bù xiǎng qù, kě shì shēn bù yóu jǐ

    I don't want to go, but I have no choice.

    AI-generated sentence

  • 工作太忙，我身不由己。

    gōng zuò tài máng, wǒ shēn bù yóu jǐ

    Work is very busy; I can't do what I want.

    AI-generated sentence

Characters in 身不由己

身shēn不bù由yóu己jǐ
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