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忍不住
rěn bu zhù
cannot help (doing something)
HSK 5Legendary
What does 忍不住 mean?
忍不住 (pinyin: rěn bu zhù) means cannot help (doing something). It belongs to the official HSK 5 vocabulary (advanced), among the most frequent words of everyday Chinese.
Example with 忍不住
Character families
Every HSK 1–4 word containing 不 · Every HSK 1–4 word containing 住
The characters of 忍不住
| 忍 | rěn | component character |
| 不 | bù | not (HSK 1) |
| 住 | zhù | to live, to reside (HSK 1) |
Related HSK 5 words
| 消灭 | xiāo miè | eliminate, wipe out |
| 蔬菜 | shū cài | vegetables |
| 捡 | jiǎn | to pick up |
| 球迷 | qiú mí | fan, supporter (sports) |
| 决心 | jué xīn | determination |
| 规模 | guī mó | scale, scope |
| 其余 | qí yú | the rest; remaining |
| 可靠 | kě kào | reliable, dependable |
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