Word: 由不得 (yóubude) 由不得 dictionary entry yóubude cannot help; to be beyond control of Full dictionary entry for 由不得 Example sentences using 由不得 2 sentences, showing page 1 of 1. 上了套的猴子，由不得它 shàng le tào de hóuzi, yóubùde tā a monkey that has been put in a harness: it's not up to it (him) 磨道上的驴，左右全由不得自己 mó dào shàng de lǘ, zuǒyòu quán yóubùde zìjǐ a donkey on the millstone track: neither left nor right is up to itself