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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 身不由己
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 身不由己 | shēn bù yóu jǐ | - (idiom) (of one's circumstances) beyond one's control; unable to do anything about it; (of one's actions) not subject to conscious control (i.e. done in spite of oneself) |
List Ranking:
Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.
| HSK 2 Level (2012) | HSK 3 Band (2022) | SUBTLEX-CH | BeijingUni Global | BeijingUni Weibo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| - | 8 | 17,478 | 27,832 | 16,158 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 身 | shēn | - body - life - oneself - personally - one's morality and conduct - the main part of a structure or body - pregnant - classifier for sets of clothes: suit, twinset - Kangxi radical 158 |
| 不 | bù | - no; not so - (bound form) not; un- |
| 由 | yóu | - to follow - from - because of; due to - by; via; through - (before a noun and a verb) it is for ... to ... |
| 己 | jǐ | - self - oneself - sixth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shi2 tian1 gan1] - sixth in order - letter "F" or Roman "VI" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc - hexa |
Other Words Containing 身不由己
Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.
| Word | HSK 2 Level (2012) | HSK 3 Band (2022) | SUBTLEX-CH | BeijingUni Global | BeijingUni Weibo |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 身不由己 | - | 8 | 17,478 | 27,832 | 16,158 |