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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

不禁 [bùjīn]
  1. 1. verb cannot help
    不禁失笑。
    I couldn't help laughing.
    众人不禁欢呼起来。
    The crowd were unable to restrain a cheer.

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

不禁 [bùjīn]
  1. 1. can't help (doing something); can't refrain from
    看他那滑稽的样子,我不禁笑了起来。
    He looked so funny that I couldn't help laughing.

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

不禁 [bùjīn]
  1. 1. 抑制不住;不由自主
    忍俊不禁
    听到大哥的死讯,他不禁失声痛哭
  2. 2. "禁"这里不读jìn。

Examples

听到那消息,她不禁黯然泪下。
The news dampened her spirits and set tears rolling down her cheeks. 黯然
看他那滑稽的样子,我不禁笑了起来。
He looked so funny that I couldn't help laughing. 不禁
他听到这个不幸的消息,不禁惨然。
He couldn't but feel deeply grieved at this sad news. 惨然
不禁潸潸
can't keep back one's tears 潸潸
不禁
can't help (doing sth.); can't refrain from
他退休之后就过着清闲的日子, 不禁感叹髀肉复生。
He lived an easy life after retirement, and signed for his idleness. 髀肉复生
不禁转过身来, 粲然一笑。
She turned around and ginned. 粲然
想到罪犯还没被抓住, 他不禁打冷战。
Thinking of the criminal who is still at large, he can't help but shiver. 打战
看到他获得了这个奖项, 我不禁妒火中烧。
He got the award, which made me really envious. 妒火
这样热的天气, 人们都不禁挥汗。
It was so hot that people couldn't help sweating heavily. 挥汗

Collocations

不禁大笑
couldn't help laughing
忍俊不禁
can't help laughing
不禁不由
can't help

Word Decomposition


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[jīn]

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