禁不住

jīnbuzhù

to be unable to help; to be unable to bear

verbHSK 3.0 word list · Band 7
Dictionary entry

can't help it; can't bear it

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禁
不
住

See it in sentences

他禁不住笑了起来。

Tā jīnbuzhù xiào le qǐlái.

English

He could not help laughing.

我禁不住想家。

Wǒ jīnbuzhù xiǎng jiā.

English

I cannot help missing home.

Built with this character · 22 words

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禁
不
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