禁不住

jīn bú zhù

B1 Level 5 ★ Core word

禁不住 (jīn bú zhù) is a Chinese word meaning “can't help it”. It sits at TOCFL Level 5 (CEFR B1) on Taiwan's official TBCL vocabulary standard, where it is marked a core word.

Definition

  1. can't help it
  2. can't bear it

Stroke order

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Example

看到這個畫面,她禁不住笑了。

Seeing this scene, she couldn't help laughing.

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Vocabulary & levels: TBCL / NAER. Parts of speech: TOCFL 8000-word list (SC-TOP). Definitions: CC-CEDICT & CFDICT (CC BY-SA). Stroke data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License).