情不自禁 qíng bù zì jīn

cannot help; unable to restrain emotions

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency 9357th word

Definitions

  1. 1. cannot help
  2. 2. unable to restrain emotions

Characters

Character Meaning
情 qíng HSK 2
feeling; emotion; situation
不 bù HSK 1
not; no; (negative prefix)
自 zì HSK 3
self; oneself; from
禁 jīn HSK 4
to forbid; to prohibit; to endure