cannot help; cannot but (adv.)
HSK 6
Traditional
不由得 (unaltered)
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Examples
听到这个消息，我不由得笑了。 tīng dào zhè ge xiāo xī, wǒ bù yóu de xiào le. - Hearing this news, I couldn’t help but laugh.
看到她的表情，我不由得感到同情。 kàn dào tā de biǎo qíng, wǒ bù yóu de gǎn dào tóng qíng. - Seeing her expression, I couldn’t help but feel sympathetic.
听完他的故事，我不由得感动了。 tīng wán tā de gù shì, wǒ bù yóu de gǎn dòng le. - After hearing his story, I couldn’t help but be moved.
她的声音不由得让人心安。 tā de shēng yīn bù yóu de ràng rén xīn ān. - Her voice couldn’t help but make people feel at ease.
看到这样的景象，不由得让人感叹。 kàn dào zhè yàng de jǐng xiàng, bù yóu de ràng rén gǎn tàn. - Seeing such a scene, one can’t help but sigh.
Characters
不 bù - not; no (negation) | HSK 1
得 de - [particle to connect verb to adverb] | HSK 2
得 de - feel | HSK 4
由 yóu - from | HSK 4