jīn​bu​zhù HSK7

cannot help

禁不住 jīn​bu​zhù
cannot help verb
unable to restrain oneself from doing something; cannot help (doing something)

Upon hearing the good news, she couldn't help but laugh.

cannot bear verb
unable to withstand, endure, or sustain

This dilapidated old house cannot withstand heavy wind and rain.

Frequency

Movie subtitles
1.58 per million appears in 1% of films
Written text
4.21 per million

Details

HSK 3.0
Level 7

Sources

Definitions
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