不由得……

bùyóude...

cannot help but... (不由得……)

不由得 means “cannot help but” or “involuntarily.” It often describes a spontaneous reaction caused by what someone sees, hears, or feels.

Exemple de référence

听到这首老歌，她不由得想起了家乡。

Tīngdào zhè shǒu lǎo gē, tā bùyóude xiǎngqǐ le jiāxiāng.

Hearing this old song, she could not help thinking of her hometown.

HSK 5

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Résumé de la leçon

Read the sample sentence and notice how 不由得…… works in the frame: 不由得 A.

Explication

不由得 is used when a reaction happens naturally without deliberate control, such as laughing, crying, remembering, sighing, or becoming silent. It differs from 不得不: 不得不 is forced by external circumstances, while 不由得 comes from an inner reaction. It is common in narrative and emotional contexts.

Modèles de structure

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Structure grammaticale

不由得 A

shows an involuntary emotional or physical reaction

听到这首老歌，她不由得想起了家乡。

Tīngdào zhè shǒu lǎo gē, tā bùyóude xiǎngqǐ le jiāxiāng.

Hearing this old song, she could not help thinking of her hometown.

Erreurs courantes

Using 不得不 for an involuntary memory: 她不得不想起家乡。Use 不由得 when the reaction happens naturally: 她不由得想起家乡。
Using 不由得 for planned decisions.不由得 is for spontaneous reactions, not planned choices.

Notes d'usage

Common with 想起, 笑, 哭, 叹气, 沉默.
Often follows a trigger: 看到..., 听到..., 想到....
More narrative and emotional than 不禁 in some contexts.

Exercices

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Complétez la phrase :

听到这首老歌，她____想起了家乡。

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