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不禁 (bù jīn): Cannot refrain from (Adverb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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不 • bù • not; no • HSK 2.0 L1
HSK 1
bù不

not; no

禁 • jīn • to forbid, to prohibit
jīn禁

to forbid, to prohibit

Word Info

Pinyinbù jīn
Meaningcannot refrain from; involuntarily; spontaneously
Characters2
SyntaxAdverb

HSK 6 Words

More vocabulary at the same HSK level as 不禁.

  • 残忍cán rěncruel; ruthless; merciless
  • 参谋cān móustaff officer; adviser
  • 不由得bù yóu decannot help; cannot but
  • 保管bǎo guǎntake care of; safeguard
  • 报销bào xiāosubmit an expense account; apply for reimbursement; claim a refund
  • 比喻bǐ yùmetaphor or simile; analogy; allegory
  • 偶像ǒu xiàngidol
  • 保养bǎo yǎngtake good care of one's health; keep fit; keep in good repair
  • 查获chá huòhunt down and seize; track down
  • 曝光bào guāngexposure
  • 濒临bīn línbe close to; be on the verge of; border on
  • 冰雹bīng báohail; hail stone
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Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 不禁.

Words with 不
  • 不要bù yàodon't!
  • 不客气bú kè qiyou're welcome; impolite
  • 对不起duì bu qǐsorry
  • 不错
bù cuò
correct
  • 不好意思bù hǎo yì sito feel embarrassed
  • 不久bù jiǔnot long (after)
  • 不但bù dànnot only (... but also ...)
  • 不同bù tóngdifferent
    • Words with 禁
    • 禁止jìn zhǐto ban; prohibit; forbid
    • 严禁yán jìnstrictly forbid
    • 禁区jìn qūforbidden zone / restricted area
    • 禁忌jìn jìtaboo / prohibition
    • 禁不住jīn bu zhùCan't help / Unable to resist
    • 情不自禁qíng bú zì jīnunable to control one's feelings / unable to restrain oneself
    • 囚禁qiú jìnimprison; confine
    • 失禁shī jìnincontinence; loss of control
    4.

    How to Use 不禁 in Sentences

    Adverb + Verb Phrasewith一笑
    bù不
    jīn禁
    yī一
    xiào笑
    neutralWritten
    can't help but smile
    Adverb + Verb
    bù不
    jīn禁
    gǎn感
    tàn叹
    Verb + Adverbwith令人
    lìng令
    rén人
    bù不
    jīn禁
    5.

    Example Sentences with 不禁

    tā他
    kàn看
    dào到
    xiǎo小
    gǒu狗
    ，
    bù
    neutral
    can't help but sigh
    bù不
    jīn禁
    xiǎng想
    qǐ起
    neutral
    can't help but think of
    formal
    Written
    make one can't help but
    不
    jīn禁
    xiào笑
    le了
    。
    He couldn't help but smile when he saw the puppy.
    tīng听
    dào到
    zhè这
    ge个
    hǎo好
    xiāo消
    xi息
    ，
    tā他
    bù不
    jīn禁
    xiào笑
    le了
    qǐ起
    lái来
    。
    Hearing this good news, he couldn't help but laugh.
    kàn看
    dào到
    zhè这
    fú幅
    huà画
    ，
    nǐ你
    nán难
    dào道
    bù不
    jué觉
    de得
    tā它
    lìng令
    rén人
    bù不
    jīn禁
    chén沉
    sī思
    ma吗
    ？
    Looking at this painting, don't you find it makes one involuntarily contemplate?
    tā他
    bìng并
    wèi未
    yīn因
    chéng成
    gōng功
    ér而
    zhān沾
    zhān沾
    zì自
    xǐ喜
    ，
    fǎn反
    ér而
    bù不
    jīn禁
    gǎn感
    dào到
    zé责
    rèn任
    zhòng重
    dà大
    。
    He did not become complacent with success; on the contrary, he spontaneously felt a great sense of responsibility.
    wén闻
    dào到
    chú厨
    fáng房
    piāo飘
    lái来
    de的
    xiāng香
    wèi味
    ，
    wǒ我
    bù不
    jīn禁
    hào好
    qí奇
    jīn今
    wǎn晚
    chī吃
    shén什
    me么
    。
    Smelling the aroma wafting from the kitchen, I couldn't help but wonder what's for dinner tonight.