不由得 bùyóude can't help
can't help; cannot but
How to remember 不由得: 不 not + 由 because + 得 get = can't help.
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How it is used
- Adverb 'can't help but', before an involuntary reaction - 听了这话，我不由得笑了 (tīng le zhè huà, wǒ bùyóude xiào le) hearing that, I couldn't help laughing.
- Introduces an unstoppable spontaneous response; near 不禁 (bùjīn).