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忍不住
忍不住 in English: cannot help; unable to bear
rěn bu zhù
cannot help; unable to bear
How to pronounce 忍不住
rěn bu zhù (without tone marks: ren bu zhu). rěn is a third (low, dipping) tone; bu is a neutral (light, short) tone; zhù is a fourth (sharply falling) tone.
Characters in 忍不住
忍 rěn
to bear; to endure; to tolerate
to bear; to endure; to tolerate
不 bu
no; not so; (bound form) not; un-
no; not so; (bound form) not; un-
住 zhù
to live; to dwell; to stay
to live; to dwell; to stay
Related words
| 不 | bù | no; not so | HSK 1 |
| 不客气 | bù kè qi | you're welcome; don't mention it | HSK 1 |
| 对不起 | duì bu qǐ | I'm sorry; excuse me | HSK 1 |
| 住 | zhù | to live; to dwell | HSK 1 |
| 不但……而且…… | búdàn…érqiě… | not only...; but also... | HSK 3 |
| 不得不 | bù dé bù | have no choice or option but to; cannot but | HSK 4 |
| 不管 | bù guǎn | not to be concerned; regardless of | HSK 4 |
| 不过 | bù guò | only; merely | HSK 4 |
| 不仅 | bù jǐn | not just; not limited to | HSK 4 |
| 差不多 | chà bu duō | almost; nearly | HSK 4 |