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禁不住

禁不住 (jīn bu zhù): Can't help / Unable to resist (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

禁不住 consists of 3 characters.

to forbid, to prohibit

to live; stay (a number of nights)

Word Info

Pinyinjīn bu zhù

MeaningCan't help / Unable to resist

Characters3

HSK 2.0—

HSK 3.0Level 7-9

SyntaxVerb

Word禁不住

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More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 禁不住.

Words with 禁

禁止jìn zhǐHSK 4
不禁bù jīnHSK 6
严禁yán jìnHSK 6
禁区jìn qūHSK 7-9
禁忌jìn jìHSK 7-9
情不自禁qíng bú zì jīnHSK 7-9

Words with 不

不要bù yàoHSK 1
不客气bú kè qiHSK 1
对不起duì bu qǐHSK 1
不错bù cuòHSK 2
不好意思bù hǎo yì siHSK 2
不久bù jiǔHSK 3
不但bù dànHSK 3
不同bù tóngHSK 3

Words with 住

住院zhù yuànHSK 3
入住rù zhùHSK 4
住址zhù zhǐHSK 5
住宿zhù sùHSK 5
住房zhù fángHSK 5
忍不住rěn bu zhùHSK 5
住宅zhù zháiHSK 6
居住

jū zhù

HSK 6

3.

How to Use 禁不住 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 禁不住 with other words naturally.

Verb + Object

jīn禁

bu不

zhù住

xiǎng想

neutral

cannot help thinking

jīn禁

bu不

zhù住

yòu诱

huò惑

neutral

Adverb + Verbwith完全

wán完

quán全

jīn禁

bu不

zhù住

Verb + Complementwith哭

rěn忍

bu不

zhù住

kū哭

4.

Example Sentences with 禁不住

tā他

jīn禁

bú不

zhù住

xiào笑

le了

。

cannot resist temptation

neutral

completely unable to resist

neutral

cannot help crying

He couldn't help but laugh.

miàn面

duì对

rú如

cǐ此

jīng精

zhì致

de的

tián甜

diǎn点

，

wǒ我

jīn禁

bú不

zhù住

yòu诱

huò惑

cháng尝

le了

yì一

kǒu口

。

Faced with such exquisite desserts, I couldn't resist the temptation and took a bite.

zài在

yán严

sù肃

de的

huì会

yì议

shàng上

，

tā他

jīn禁

bú不

zhù住

tí提

chū出

le了

yí一

gè个

jiān尖

ruì锐

de的

yí疑

wèn问

。

During the serious meeting, he couldn't help but raise a sharp question.

kàn看

dào到

kě可

ài爱

de的

xiǎo小

gǒu狗

，

wǒ我

jīn禁

bú不

zhù住

xiǎng想

mō摸

mō摸

tā它

。

Seeing the cute puppy, I couldn't resist wanting to pet it.

nǐ你

nán难

dào道

jiù就

jīn禁

bú不

zhù住

xiǎng想

tàn探

jiū究

zhè这

bèi背

hòu后

de的

zhēn真

xiàng相

ma吗

？

Can't you help but want to uncover the truth behind this?

jǐn尽

guǎn管

yā压

lì力

jù巨

dà大

，

tā他

què却

jīn禁

bú不

zhù住

méi没

yǒu有

liú流

lù露

chū出

sī丝

háo毫

jiāo焦

lǜ虑

。

Despite the immense pressure, he couldn't help but not show any trace of anxiety.

tīng听

dào到

nà那

ge个

gǎn感

rén人

de的

gù故

shì事

，

tā她

jīn禁

bú不

zhù住

liú流

xià下

le了

yǎn眼

lèi泪

。

Hearing that touching story, she couldn't help but shed tears.

mù目

dǔ睹

le了

zhè这

chǎng场

bēi悲

jù剧

，

tā她

jì既

jīn禁

bú不

zhù住

bēi悲

shāng伤

，

yòu又

jīn禁

bú不

zhù住

sī思

kǎo考

qí其

gēn根

yuán源

。

Witnessing this tragedy, she couldn't help but feel sorrow and also couldn't help but ponder its root causes.