忍俊不禁 (rěn jùn bù jīn) — to be unable to suppress a smile or laughter; can't help laughing
Definition
Literally 'cannot restrain one's talent for smiling' — a written idiom meaning one couldn't help laughing, often at something charming or clever rather than purely funny.
idiom
to be unable to suppress a smile or laughtercan't help laughing
Examples
- ，忍俊不禁。Kàn dào tā nà huá jī de yàng zi, wǒ rěn jùn bù jīn.Seeing his funny expression, I couldn't help laughing.
- 忍俊不禁。Zhè bù diàn yǐng de yōu mò qíng jié ràng guān zhòng rěn jùn bù jīn.The humorous plot of this movie made the audience laugh uncontrollably.
- ，忍俊不禁。Lǎo shī jiǎng xiào hua shí, quán bān tóng xué dōu rěn jùn bù jīn.When the teacher told a joke, the whole class couldn't help laughing.
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