# 禁不住 (jīnbuzhù)

In Mandarin Chinese, 禁不住 (jīnbuzhù) means “can't help it; unable to bear”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: can't help it; unable to bear
- Pinyin: jīnbuzhù (jin1 bu5 zhu4)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 听到这个消息，她禁不住流泪。
  Tīngdào zhège xiāoxi, tā jīnbuzhù liúlèi.
  Hearing this news, she couldn't help shedding tears.

## Characters

- 禁 (jìn): to prohibit; to forbid
- [不](https://hanziro.com/word/bu-not/) (bù): not; no
- [住](https://hanziro.com/word/zhu-live/) (zhù): to live; to reside

https://hanziro.com/word/jin-bu-zhu-cant-help-it/

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