忍不住 (rěn bu zhù) — can't bear, can't stand (a situation or feeling); can't help (doing something), cannot resist (doing something)
Definition
A fixed phrase meaning 'can't bear' or 'can't help (doing something)' — an impulse that breaks through self-restraint. Often followed by a verb to show the action that could not be held back.
verb
can't bearcan't stand (a situation or feeling)can't help (doing something)cannot resist (doing something)
Examples
- 忍不住。Zhè zhǒng zào yīn wǒ shí zài rěn bu zhù le.I really can't stand this kind of noise anymore.
- ，忍不住。Kàn dào nà ge xiào hua, tā rěn bu zhù xiào le qǐ lái.After hearing that joke, he couldn't help but laugh.
- 忍不住。Tā rěn bu zhù shuō chū le zì jǐ de zhēn shí xiǎng fǎ.She couldn't help blurting out her true thoughts.
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