情不自禁

qíng bù zì jīn

HSK level: HSK 7–9

Meaning

(idiom) cannot refrain from; cannot help; cannot but

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Characters

情qíngemotion, feeling, sentiment忄青不bùno, not, un-; negative prefix一自zìself; private, personal; from目禁jìnto restrict, to prohibit, to forbid; to endure林示

Examples

对不起，我情不自禁。

duì bu qǐ， wǒ qíng bù zì jīn。

Sorry, I couldn't help it.