不禁

bù jīn

HSK level: HSK 6

Meaning

can't help (doing sth); can't refrain from

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Characters

不bùno, not, un-; negative prefix一禁jìnto restrict, to prohibit, to forbid; to endure林示

Examples

我不禁想我的儿子一直都在生。

Wǒ bù jīn xiǎng wǒ de ér zi yī zhí dōu zài shēng.

I cannot help thinking that my son is still alive.