不禁
Old HSK 6
不禁 (bùjīn) · can't help (doing)
不禁 (bùjīn) means “can't help (doing)”. It is written with 2 characters: 不 (not) + 禁 (to restrict). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 不禁 is built
The characters
不 bù · not
What 不 is made of
- 一 — horizontal stroke
Origin hint: A bird flying toward the sky 一 (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
禁 jìn · to restrict
What 禁 is made of
- 林lín — forest
- 木mù — tree
- 十 — ten
- 八bā — eight
- 木mù — tree
- 十 — ten
- 八bā — eight
- 木mù — tree
- 示shì — altar
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 小xiǎo — small
- 亅 — hook
- 八bā — eight
- 二 — two strokes
Origin hint: 示 gives the meaning, 林 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
听到这个消息，她不禁哭了。Tīngdào zhège xiāoxi, tā bùjīn kū le.Hearing the news, she couldn't help crying.
看到这么美的风景，我不禁停下了脚步。Kàndào zhème měi de fēngjǐng, wǒ bùjīn tíng xià le jiǎobù.Seeing such beautiful scenery, I couldn't help stopping.
Questions about 不禁
What does 不禁 mean?
不禁 (bùjīn) means “can't help (doing)”.
How do you pronounce 不禁?
不禁 is pronounced bùjīn.
Which HSK level is 不禁?
不禁 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 不大bùdànot very
- 不对bùduìwrong
- 不客气bùkèqiyou are welcome
- 不用bùyòngno need
- 对不起duìbuqǐsorry
- 是不是shìbushìis it or not
- 不错bùcuònot bad
- 不但bùdànnot only (... but also ...)
- 不够bùgòunot enough
- 不过bùguòbut
Learn 不禁 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 16: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.