- 不(no; not; negation)ASSOCIATIVE
A bird flying swiftly upward and never willing to return represents the meaning of swift and unyielding.
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身不由己
身不由己
(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)
HSK 7 (3.0)1 meaning#29024
MEANING
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
(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)
- 。
He did this thing against his will.
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 田(rice field; seedling sprouting from field)ASSOCIATIVE
A sprouting seedling stretching up from the field evokes the meaning "from that comes forth, the origin or cause."
身不由己
Traditional身
(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)
HSK 7 (3.0)1 meaning#29024
MEANING
MEANING
- 壹形adjective
(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)
- 。
He did this thing against his will.
STROKE ORDER
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解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 不(no; not; negation)ASSOCIATIVE
A bird flying swiftly upward and never willing to return represents the meaning of swift and unyielding.
解字
CHARACTER ANALYSIS- 田(rice field; seedling sprouting from field)ASSOCIATIVE
A sprouting seedling stretching up from the field evokes the meaning "from that comes forth, the origin or cause."
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