不禁

不禁 bùjīn

Cannot help (unable to restrain)

不禁 in a sentence HSK 6 bujin

What 不禁 means

Cannot help (unable to restrain)

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Character by character

不禁 is written with 2 characters. Chinese words are usually easier to remember once you can see what each part contributes.

不

bù

No (not)

禁

jīn

Endures (prohibit)

Words that share a character with 不禁

How to write 不禁

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不禁 in a sentence

看到这张老照片，我不禁想起了童年。

Kàndào zhè zhāng lǎo zhàopiàn, wǒ bùjīn xiǎngqǐ le tóngnián.

Seeing this old photo, I could not help thinking of my childhood.

听完他的话，大家不禁笑了起来。

Tīng wán tā de huà, dàjiā bùjīn xiào le qǐlái.

When he finished speaking, everyone could not help laughing.

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Sounds the same as 不禁

These are also written bujin without tone marks. Tones and context are what keep them apart — which is why the tone is part of the word, not an accent on it.

不仅 bùjǐn

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Questions about 不禁

What does 不禁 mean in English?

不禁 is pronounced bùjīn and means Cannot help (unable to restrain).

How do you pronounce 不禁?

不禁 is bùjīn in pinyin — written bujin without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.

What are the characters in 不禁?

不禁 is written with 2 characters: 不 (bù) No (not), 禁 (jīn) Endures (prohibit). Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.

Is 不禁 an HSK word?

Yes — 不禁 is on the official HSK 6 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 6 page.

Studied around the same time

不得已 bùdéyǐ 不妨 bùfāng 不敢当 bùgǎndāng 不顾 bùgù 不堪 bùkān 不可思议 bùkěsīyì 不愧 bùkuì 不料 bùliào

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