Meaning of 情不自禁
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
qíngbùzìjīn
- (idiom) cannot refrain from; cannot help; cannot but
情不自禁 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
对不起， 我情不自禁。
Sorry, I couldn't help it.
虽然她有许多缺点，但我却情不自禁地爱著她。
I cannot help loving her in spite of her many faults.
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情 qíng · feelings · 11 strokes
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不 bù · no · 4 strokes
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自 zì · self · 6 strokes
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禁 jìn · to restrict · 13 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 情不自禁.
| 对不起 | duìbuqǐ | I'm sorry; excuse me; I beg your pardon; to let (sb) down; to disappoint |
| 是不是 | shì bu shì | is or is not (used to form yes-no questions) |
| 不用 | bùyòng | need not |
| 不大 | bù dà | not very (clear, far away etc); not too; not often; infrequently |
| 不对 | bùduì | incorrect; wrong |
| 不客气 | bù kèqì | you're welcome; don't mention it |
| 自己 | zìjǐ | oneself; (attributive) one's own |
| 不要 | bùyào | don't!; must not |
| 事情 | shìqing | affair; matter; thing; business |
| 不过 | bùguò | only; merely |
| 不错 | bùcuò | correct; right |
| 不行 | bùxíng | won't do; be out of the question |
Questions about 情不自禁
What does 情不自禁 mean?
情不自禁 (qíngbùzìjīn) means "(idiom) cannot refrain from; cannot help; cannot but".
How do you write 情不自禁?
情不自禁 is made of 4 characters: 情 (11 strokes), 不 (4 strokes), 自 (6 strokes), 禁 (13 strokes). That is 34 strokes in total.
Is 情不自禁 an HSK word?
Yes. 情不自禁 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.