忍
不
住

忍不住 (rěn bu zhù) – cannot help

rěn bu zhù

cannot help

HSK 3.0 Level 52 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1cannot help
  2. 2unable to bear

Example sentences

See 忍不住 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 她忍不住笑了。

    tā rěn bú zhù xiào le 。

    She cannot but laugh.

  • 我忍不住要大笑。

    wǒ rěn bú zhù yào dà xiào 。

    I could hardly keep from laughing.

Related words

不

bù

no

住

zhù

to live

忍

rěn

to bear

不但

bù dàn

not only (... but also ...)

不管

bù guǎn

not to be concerned

不过

bù guò

only

不仅

bù jǐn

not just

不安

bù ān

unpeaceful

不必

bù bì

need not

不断

bù duàn

unceasing

不免

bù miǎn

inevitably

不然

bù rán

not so

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