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HSK
5

can't help

Character Composition


Characters

Pinyin

ren3bu5zhu4 rěnbuzhù

Alternative Pinyin

ren3bu4zhu4 rěnbùzhù

Meaning


Primary

can't help

Alternatives

can't help but, cannot help, cannot help but, couldn't help

Mnemonic


When you 忍不住 can't help doing something, you cannot 忍 endure to just 住 dwell at a certain point of time and [5] quietly continue to 不 not do something.

Usage


我 忍不住 笑 他 的 行为。

I can't help but laugh at his behavior.

我 太 累 了, 忍不住 打 哈欠。

I'm so tired that I can't help but yawn.

她 忍不住 大笑 了 起来。

She couldn't help but laugh out loud.