不禁

bù jīn

HSK 6freq #8021

Meanings

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bù jīn

1.can't help (doing sth)
2.can't refrain from

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Wiktionary

1.can't help but (do something)

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Stroke order

Components

不丆卜

禁林示

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Characters

Example sentences

我不禁欣賞他的才華。
I can't help admiring his talent.
我不禁為他感到難過。
I can't help feeling sorry for him.
我不禁想我的儿子一直都在生。
I cannot help thinking that my son is still alive.

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More examples & usage (AI)

Synonyms

不由得不覺不觉

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Derived terms

不禁技癢不禁技痒弱不禁風弱不禁风忍俊不禁金吾不禁

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Related words

弱不禁风 (lit.) too weak to stand up to the wind (idiom)忍俊不禁 cannot help laughing