unbearable; unable to restrain ()
HSK 5
Traditional
忍不住 (unaltered)
Radicals
Stroke order
Examples
他看到她笑得那么开心，忍不住也笑了起来。 tā kàndào tā xiào dé nàme kāixīn, rěn bù zhù yě xiàole qǐlái. - He couldn't help laughing when he saw her laughing so happily.
面对这么搞笑的画面，我忍不住笑了出来。 miànduì zhème gǎoxiào de huàmiàn, wǒ rěn bù zhù xiàole chūlái. - Faced with such a funny scene, I couldn't help laughing.
她听到那个笑话后忍不住大笑起来。 tā tīng dào nàge xiàohuà hòu rěn bù zhù dàxiào qǐlái. - She couldn't help bursting into laughter after hearing that joke.
看到她落水的样子，他忍不住跳下去救她。 kàndào tā luòshuǐ de yàngzi, tā rěn bù zhù tiào xià qù jiù tā. - Seeing her falling into the water, he couldn't help jumping in to save her.
他被老板批评时，忍不住反驳了几句。 tā bèi lǎobǎn pīpíng shí, rěn bù zhù fǎn bóle jǐ jù. - When he was criticized by the boss, he couldn't help but retort.
Characters
不 bù - not; no (negation) | HSK 1
住 zhù - to live; stay (a number of nights) | HSK 1
忍 rěn - endure, tolerate; be hardhearted enough (to do sth.); hold back, forbear |