忍不住
rěn bu zhùㄖㄣˇ ㄅㄨ˙ ㄓㄨˋ
Sino-Vietnamese: NHẪN BẤT TRỤ
Traditional: 忍不住
HSK 5TOCFL 4
Meaning(verb)
cannot help; unable to bear
忍不住 + verb (笑, 哭, 问). Positive form: 忍得住.
Examples
听了他的话，我忍不住笑了。
tīng le tā de huà, wǒ rěn bú zhù xiào le.
Hearing what he said, I couldn't help laughing.
她忍不住哭了起来。
tā rěn bú zhù kū le qǐ lái.
She couldn't hold back her tears.
蛋糕太香了，我忍不住又吃了一块。
dàn gāo tài xiāng le, wǒ rěn bú zhù yòu chī le yí kuài.
The cake smelled so good I couldn't resist another piece.
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Stroke order
NHẪN · 7 strokes
to bear; to endure; to tolerate; to restrain oneself
BẤT · 4 strokes
no; not so; (bound form) not; un-
TRÚ · 7 strokes
to live; to dwell; to stay; to reside; to stop; (suffix indicating firmness, steadiness, or coming to a halt)