qíng bù zì jīn

HSK 7–9

情不自禁 (qíng bù zì jīn) is a Chinese word meaning “(idiom) cannot refrain from; cannot help; cannot but”.

Meanings

  1. 1(idiom) cannot refrain from; cannot help; cannot but

Characters in 情不自禁

情qíng · (bound form) feelings; emotion; sentiment; passion不bù · no; not so自zì · (bound form) self; oneself禁jīn · to endure

Related words

不no; not so自己oneself; (attributive) one's own事情affair; matter; thing; business不过only不要don't!; must not对不起I'm sorry; excuse me; I beg your pardon不错correct情况circumstances; state of affairs; situation不能cannot不管not to be concerned不行won't do不同different

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